Hi Tweeters,

On Sunday, 30 January, 2011, several teams of volunteers from the Falcon
Research Group are going to count the number of Red-tailed Hawks inhabiting
the I-5 Freeway corridor from Blaine to Vancouver, WA. Our purpose is to
simply get a rough idea of how many Red-tails exist along this N-S linear
census route and to compare densities in other areas. The count will be done
from vehicles travelling at 60 mph. The two hour count period is from 9-11
AM.

Our colleagues in British Columbia will also be counting from Vancouver
BC to the US border and we are hoping that friends in both Oregon and
California will also be involved. The ultimate goal is to cover the entire
I-5 freeway from Vancouver BC to the Mexican border, a distance of roughly
1,200 miles.

For Tweeters fans in Oregon, please contact Carole Hallett in PDX (
carole.hallett at gmail.com) to get involved.

I currently have three of the four Washington teams
assembled. Each group will cover a route approximately 69 miles long.

However, I could really use some help. We need a fourth team on our
southernmost route stretching from the Columbia River north to the Morton
/White Pass exit (mile 69). The ideal crew would have a driver, a notetaker
so nobody crashes and two observers.

If you would like to help out with this effort, please contact me (see
below).

Thanks,

Bud Anderson
Falcon Research Group
Box 248
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 757-1911
falconresearch at gmail.com
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