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Route	Hudson River, Bear Mountain Bridge to Croton, New York (1121)
Location	New York, USA
Survey date	2021-01-12
Survey ID	1058

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2021-01-12	Start Time: 09:30:00	End Time: 17:00:00
Temperature	0 (C)	2 (C)
Cloud Cover	70 (%)	35 (%)
Visibility	5.5 (km)	5 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)	3: 12-19 km/h (8-12 mph)
Wind Direction	W	W
Water	Mostly open	Mostly open
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Ajit Antony
Observer 2	Liza Antony
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	Unseasonably warm for this week. There is a strong El Niña this year with the prediction of a warmer winter. There was not a single ice floe in the river. The only ice connected to the river was where the railway tracks cut across bays and created an area of still water. All the ponds were frozen. This time on this route, we went high tide compared to in December when it was very low tide, and in addition a month ago there had been a large die-off of menhaden. As a result of these two issues for the very first time in years we had no Bald Eagle seen at the boat launch at the end of the road south of Croton-Harmon station at the trestle. As on the last run of this route in December 2020 it was very hazy and difficult to see any Eagles at a distance. The BE nest at Montrose Point was unoccupied.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Age	Habitat
BE (Bald Eagle)	09:40:00	1	Perched	Immature	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:55:00	1	Perched	Adult	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:05:00	2	Perched	Adult	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:15:00	1	Perched	Adult	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:35:00	1	Perched	Adult	•forested•developed

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:40:00	1	Perched	Adult	•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:45:00	1	Soaring

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:50:00	1	Soaring	Adult	•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:55:00	3	Flying		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:55:00	1	Flying	Adult	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:00:00	1	Soaring		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•developed

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:20:00	1	Perched	Immature

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:25:00	1	Perched	Adult	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•developed•forested

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:30:00	2	Perched	Adult	•developed

BV (Black Vulture)	11:35:00	1	Perched		•developed

GO (Great Horned Owl)	12:00:00	1	Flying		•developed•forested

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:05:00	1	Flying	Adult	•forested•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:00:00	1	Perched		•roadsides•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:05:00	1	Perched		•roadsides•developed

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:15:00	2	Soaring		•developed

SS (Sharp-shinned Hawk)	13:30:00	1	Flying	Adult	•developed•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:35:00	1	Flying	Immature	•developed•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:40:00	1	Flying		•developed•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:45:00	1	Perched	Adult	•forested•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:45:00	1	Perched	Adult	•forested•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	15:55:00	1	Flying	Immature	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	16:00:00	2	Flying	Adult	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	16:15:00	1	Perched	Immature	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
BE (Bald Eagle)	20
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	4
TV (Turkey Vulture)	7
BV (Black Vulture)	1
GO (Great Horned Owl)	1
SS (Sharp-shinned Hawk)	1
Total	34