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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 07 > Keeping tabs on Washington’s raptors

Keeping tabs on Washington’s raptors

Bird counting helps determine when a species is endangered

By K.C. Mehaffey / The Bulletin
November 7, 2009

METHOW, Wash. — The instant a black dot appears on the horizon, someone calls out, “We’ve got a bird out there,” and all chatter stops. The sound of a gentle wind pushing against the ridgetop is all that can be heard as wildlife biologists and visitors raise binoculars to their eyes to study the....

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