Comanche
Grassland Nesting SurveyProject #3
May 21, 2005 & June 25, 2005
Comanche
Grassland Nesting Survey
Project #3
May 21, 2005 & June 25, 2005
Project Leader:
Project Synopsis: The USFS’s major concern raptors are the
Ferruginous Hawk and the Loggerhead Shrike. Anything else is a bonus. The grasslands, with occasional patches of mixed juniper and
cedar trees, lots of wildlife, an abundance of Wild Turkeys and Rattlesnakes and
many Bobolinks. Status: Completed Jun. 25,
2005 Two survey trips resulted in 22 nesting sites located of various
type. The emphasis of the survey was to find Ferruginous and Shrike given there
relatively rare occurrences in the grasslands, but a number of species were
found.
The USFS is asking us for help with 2 surveys. The
first will be on May 21 like planned and a second will be conducted on June 25.
This way we will have 2 chances to cover the Timpus and we can recheck any nest
that we find the first time around.
Burrowing Owl
1
Ferruginous Hawk
4
Great Horned Owl
1
Mississippi Kite
1
Northern Shrike
2
Swainson's Hawk
8
Short-ear Owl
1
UNKOWN
4