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Raptor surveys coming


Submitted photo by Megan RalphSince 2007, members of the Yosemite Area Audubon Society have been active participants in raptor surveys in the area covering parts of eastern Merced and Madera counties and western Mariposa County.
On a regular schedule, in accordance with defined survey protocols, they follow prescribed routes and count the number of raptors and note the location, species and sex of each bird. Data is then provided to ornithologists, who have published papers based on the results ...

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