  The Kepler Space Telescope is currently searching for planets transiting
stars along the ecliptic plane as part of its extended K2 mission. We processed
the publicly released data from the first year of K2 observations (Campaigns 0,
1, 2, and 3) and searched for periodic eclipse signals consistent with
planetary transits. Out of 59,174 targets we searched, we detect 234 planetary
candidates around 208 stars. These candidates range in size from gas giants to
smaller than the Earth, and range in orbital periods from hours to over a
month. We conducted initial reconnaissance spectroscopy of 68 of the brighter
candidate host stars, and present high resolution optical spectra for these
stars. We make all of our data products, including light curves, spectra, and
vetting diagnostics available to users online.
