Date: 10/20/25 7:41 pm From: Jeff Fleischer via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Winter raptor surveys
Hi Everyone,
My name is Jeff Fleischer and I am Project Developer / Manager for the Winter Raptor Survey Project sponsored by the East Cascades Bird Alliance based in Bend, OR. Last winter (our 21st survey season), we had 614 active survey routes throughout all of WA, ID, and OR, the northern parts of CA and UT, western MT, and for the first time in southern BC Canada. We had over 500 primary volunteers covering more than 35,000 miles of transects surveyed.
The purpose of this message is to advertise available established routes around the state. We ask our volunteers to commit to doing one survey each month during the months of December through February. Optional months for additional surveys include November and/or March. Folks can do their surveys on a day of their choosing and should have a good working ID knowledge for the more common species such as Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrels, Northern Harriers, Bald Eagles, and Rough-legged Hawks. These 5 species account for more than 90% of all species counted in this project each winter.
Here is a list of available routes and their driving lengths:
Washougal - Fern Prairie. 43
Aberdeen. 37
Centralia East 55
Boistfort - PeEll 64
McCleary 39
Enumclaw. 77
Sedro Woolley East 56
Sedro Woolley North 72
Lyndon South 62
Wenatchee North 48
Waterville NE 75
Pleasant Valley 57
Deer Park 66
Spokane North 72
Othello SE 68
Almira North 60
Almira South 85
Odessa SW 90
Kennewick South. 79
Kennewick SW. 55
Walla Walla NW. 84
Walla Walla East. 53
These 22 routes are out of a total of 187 existing routes throughout all of WA. With 165 routes already committed for this winter, it shows how serious WA folks are for enjoying / surveying for the various raptor species wintering in the state :)
If you are interested in any of these routes, please email me directly and I will be happy to provide further information to get you started. I will necessarily fill these on a first come first served basis so if you wish to do a particular route, please get back to me at your earliest convenience :). These surveys are fun to do, especially with family or friends along to share the experience. I can guarantee that going through one season of survey work will enhance your knowledge of this wonderful family of birds to your delight :). Hope to hear from you soon,
Jeff Fleischer
Project Developer / Manager
Winter Raptor Survey Project
East Cascades Bird Alliance - Bend, OR. (project sponsor)
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