All: I find quite a few nests during my prairie chicken activities up here in Polk County. We found 12 or 13 northern harrier nests last summer. I've already discovered 5 short-eared owl nests and 4 northern harrier nests this spring. Is anybody out there studying ground-nesting raptors right now? It seems a waste to have all that data go uncollected. If anyone is looking into any aspects dealing with ground-nesting raptors let me know. The same goes for sharp-tailed grouse and some waterfowl. American bitterns and others are also possibilities that we run across while nest-dragging.
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