I think I will take the Lake Lowell South route but don't know yet if I
would start in November or December.
On Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM Jeff Fleischer via groups.io
<raptorrunner97321...> wrote:
> Hi Louisa,
>
> Thanks for expressing interest in the LLS route :). I am sending you a
> copy of the data collection form, the data history chart, and a link to our
> ongoing mapping effort. When you click on the link, click on the map and
> then zoom in to where you can see the route path :). It’s a pretty good
> sized route that would take most of a day to complete, maybe Cheryl could
> help you with it :). Let me know one way or the other if this looks good
> for you to take on, if you dont take it I would hope someone else expressed
> interest. And if you do take it, please let me know if you will start in
> November or December, thanks Louisa :)
>
> Jeff
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> Ps - to view a file open on then click on the sheet 1 tab that appears on
> the page that comes up
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> On Oct 19, 2025, at 5:47 PM, Louisa Evers via groups.io <elouisa603=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
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> Would you please send me a map of the Lake Lowell South route? Trying to
> determine if I can take that on in addition to helping Cheryl Huizinga with
> her route.
>
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM Jeff Fleischer via groups.io
> <raptorrunner97321...> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Over the years, I have advertised vacant winter raptor survey routes in
>> Idaho on IBLE. In two weeks we are about to embark on our 22nd season of
>> surveys for the Winter Raptor Survey Project sponsored by the East Cascades
>> Bird Alliance (formerly Audubon Society). Surveys will be conducted on
>> 629+ survey routes covering more than 35,000 miles of transects throughout
>> all of ID, OR, and WA, throughout the northern tier of CA and UT,
>> throughout western MT, and in southern BC Canada. More than 500 primary
>> volunteers will do once a month surveys from December through February,
>> with additional options to survey in November and March.
>>
>> I would like you to know that the following survey routes, with their
>> mileage lengths, are still available for volunteers to be assigned to this
>> winter :
>>
>> Lake Lowell South 85
>> Emmett South 66
>> Emmett - Horseshoe Bend. 84
>> Weiser West 32
>> Craigmont - Mohler. 60
>> Nez Perce 71
>> Churchill - Oakley 68
>> Richfield 44
>> Heyburn 41
>> Minidoka NW 85
>> Rupert North 69
>> Burley East - Lake Walcott 67
>> Burley SW 51
>> American Falls - Rockland. 75
>> Arimo - Virginia 56
>> Ashton 76
>> Dubois 51
>>
>> The fact that we have 153 routes throughout Idaho and that we only need
>> these 17 routes to fill the entire state for this project says volumes
>> regarding the dedication that Idaho volunteers in this project put forth :)
>>
>> To participate, I ask that our volunteers commit to doing one survey per
>> month during the primary survey period from December through February.
>> Volunteers can select survey dates each month to dovetail with their own
>> life schedules. November and March are also available for surveying but
>> these are optional months as they do contain migrational activity and this
>> is a wintering project. You should have at least a pair of binoculars to
>> help you find and ID the birds, spotting scopes are encouraged but not
>> mandatory and you should be comfortable with IDing the common raptor
>> species in these areas.
>>
>> If this sounds like something that you would like to do, I encourage you
>> to email me soon so that you can hopefully cover the route(s) of your
>> choice, I will necessarily fill these on a first come first served basis.
>> If you make that decision, I will provide additional information and
>> instruction to get you properly prepared for what you will be doing on
>> these surveys. This is a fun way to enjoy winter birding while at the same
>> time collecting valuable population data for this wonderful family of
>> birds, I hope that you will join us this winter! :). Thank you,
>>
>> Jeff Fleischer
>> Project Developer / Manager
>> Winter Raptor Survey Project
>> East Cascades Bird Alliance - Bend, OR (project sponsor)
>>
>>
>>
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> Louisa Evers
> <elouisa603...>
> Take care of the birds and you take care of the world
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Louisa Evers
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