During the previous week,there had been a winter storm. There was not much snow accumulation, but there was a lot of wind. We wondered if there was a correlation between last week\'s weather and the low numbers of raptors on the survey.
Survey Sightings
Species
Time
Count
Behavior
Morph
Age
Sex
Habitat
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
10:10:00
1
Perched
Light
Adult
•forested•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)
11:05:00
1
Flying
Immature
•stubble agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
11:10:00
1
Perched
Light
•forested
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
11:10:00
1
Flying
Light
Adult
•forested•stubble agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
11:10:00
1
Flying Perched
Light
Adult
•forested•stubble agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
11:15:00
1
Flying
•forested
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
11:25:00
1
Flying
•stubble agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
11:25:00
1
Perched
Light
Adult
•forested•developed
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
11:30:00
1
Perched
Light
•forested•developed
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
12:00:00
1
Soaring
•forested
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)
12:25:00
1
Flying
Dark
Adult
•stubble agriculture•developed
Notes: dark bird, kiting and flying low over corn stalks
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
12:30:00
1
Soaring
•stubble agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)
12:35:00
1
Flying
Adult
•developed•stubble agriculture
ML (Merlin)
12:40:00
1
Flying Perched
Intermediate
Adult
Male
•stubble agriculture
Notes: Taiga bird sat on corn stalk and repeatedly made short flights low over the corn stubble
