rising@utzoo.uucp (Jim Rising) (12/29/89)
Recently, while visiting relatives, I had an opportunity to take a roadside raptor count along ca. 225 km of road, between Kansas City and Baxter Springs, from along hiway 69, in eastern Kansas. On the afternoon of 25 Dec. we counted 117 Red-tailed Hawks, 17 American Kestrels, 2 Rough-legged Hawks, 1 Bald Eagle, 1 Northern Harrier, and 1 Red-shouldered Hawk in about 2 1/2 hrs. along this road. A couple of the R-ts. were Harlan's Hawks. Every time we drive this stretch it seems like we see more hawks than previously. I hope that this indicates a real increase in raptor numbers. Also saw two coyotes. --Jim Rising -- Name: Jim Rising Mail: Dept. Zoology, Univ. Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1 UUCP: uunet!attcan!utzoo!rising BITNET: rising@zoo.utoronto.ca