Summer Heat
Things are really starting to heat up on IPNRM as summer is blasting its will upon us. This week, we almost doubled the amount of observations comparative to the first two weeks on the project. As a short summary, there are now 48 photographed raptors, covering over fifteen species. Three of these species are new, including the Prairie Falcon and Northern Goshawk. The third species will be discussed later. This spike in observations is awesome and I hope it holds up.
This week's observation of the week goes to @traskcolby for a fantastic shot of a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk. Guess where it was found, where every other eastern Oregon rarity shows up, Malheur NWR Headquarters. This sighting is sending me vibes that this year will be a good interruption for Red-shouldered Hawks on the project. Last year, we got an astounding five sightings of this species, two of which being my sighting of the first Wallowa County record of the species. I also know in January, outside of the project's date range, another RSHA was in Union County. I believe under watchful eyes, we can find more this year. Trask's sighting is below. Good birding hawkwatchers!
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