<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">HI Everyone,</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">On November 1, the Bend, OR based East Cascades Audubon Society’s Winter Raptor Survey Project will begin its 19th survey season. Last winter we ended with 512 active survey routes throughout OR, ID, WA, and parts of northern CA, northeastern UT, and southwestern MT covering more than 30,000 miles of transects. Over 400 survey volunteers will again survey their routes during the primary survey season of December through February. November and March are also available as optional months. This is a very large and active citizen science project that has provided a very large data base to the Peregrine Fund to augment their worldwide data base for birds of prey.</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">Washington has 174 routes and the following are in need of a volunteer to do surveys this winter:</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><font face="ArialMT" class="">Brush Prairie - Battleground 55 miles</font><div class="">Fidalgo - Whidbey Island 44</div><div class="">White Swan East 73</div><div class="">White Swan West 50</div><div class="">Wapato 67</div><div class="">Toppenish West 76</div><div class="">Toppenish East 54</div><div class="">Prosser West 91</div><div class="">Telford 69</div><div class="">Kennewick South 79</div><div class="">Kennewick SW 54</div><div class="">Kennewick West 78</div><div class=""><br class=""><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">We ask that our volunteers commit to one survey per month during December through February, that they have a good grasp of raptor ID, and that they have at least binoculars to search for and ID birds, spotting scopes are preferable but not required. Surveys can be scheduled any day of the month that matches up with your life schedule each month.</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">If this sounds like something that you would like to be a part of, please get back to me as soon as you can with your route choice(s) and I will work with you to get prepared for the effort. This is a great opportunity to learn about raptors in your chosen area, hope to hear from you soon, thank you :)</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">Jeff Fleischer</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">Project Coordinator</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">Winter Raptor Survey Project</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT;" class="">East Cascades Audubon Society - Bend, OR (project sponsor)</span><br style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""></div></body></html>