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Route	SW Ringgold Co Iowa (1053)
Location	Iowa, USA
Survey date	2022-01-17
Survey ID	1317

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2022-01-17	Start Time: 09:10:00	End Time: 13:40:00
Temperature	-3 (C)	0 (C)
Cloud Cover	90 (%)	85 (%)
Visibility	10 (km)	10 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)
Wind Direction	E	N
Water	Frozen	Frozen
Snow Depth	6 (in)	6 (in)
Observer 1	Veronica Mecko
Observer 2	Elizabeth Keenan
Observer 3	Sophie Ryan
Observer 4
Notes	The morning was mostly cloudy with only intermittent patches of sunlight and therefore, the raptors were mostly perched. Notably absent were northern harriers; at least 1 northern harrier has been observed in surveys in all other years.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:20:00	1	Perched	Light	Immature		•stubble agriculture•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:20:00	1	Flying	Dark	Adult		•stubble agriculture•shrubland

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:25:00	1	Perched		Immature		•forested•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:35:00	1	Perched	Dark			•shrubland

UE (Unknown Eagle)	09:40:00	1	Perched				•shrubland•forested

UR (Unknown Raptor)	09:45:00	1	Perched				•grassland

UR (Unknown Raptor)	09:55:00	1	Perched				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:00:00	1	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•shrubland•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:10:00	2	Perched	Light			•shrubland•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:20:00	1	Perched		Adult		•stubble agriculture•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:20:00	1	Flying		Adult		•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:20:00	1	Flying	Dark			•stubble agriculture•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:25:00	1	Perched		Immature		•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:30:00	1	Perched				•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:35:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•shrubland

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:35:00	1	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:40:00	1	Perched	Dark			•other•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:45:00	2	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:50:00	1	Flying				•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:00:00	1	Perched				•animal agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:05:00	1	Perched	Light			•animal agriculture•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:05:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:10:00	1	Perched		Immature		•grassland•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:15:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•forested

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:25:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:25:00	1	Perched	Light			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•unspecified agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:30:00	1	Perched	Light			•grassland•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:30:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested

AK (American Kestrel)	11:35:00	1	Perched			Male	•roadsides•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:40:00	1	Perched		Immature		•stubble agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:40:00	1	Flying	Light			•stubble agriculture

UR (Unknown Raptor)	11:45:00	1	Perched				•forested•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:50:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	12:00:00	1	Perched			Male	•roadsides•shrubland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	12:05:00	1	Perched	Dark	Adult		•animal agriculture•shrubland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	12:10:00	1	Perched				•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:20:00	1	Perched	Light			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•shrubland•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	12:25:00	3	Perched		Immature		•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	12:25:00	1	Flying		Adult		•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:25:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested•roadsides•stubble agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	12:35:00	1	Flying	Light			•animal agriculture

UR (Unknown Raptor)	12:35:00	1	Perched				•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:40:00	1	Perched				•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:45:00	1	Perched		Adult		•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:45:00	1	Perched		Immature		•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:50:00	1	Perched	Light			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:50:00	1	Perched	Dark			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:00:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:15:00	1	Perched		Adult		•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:20:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:30:00	1	Perched				•developed•forested•grassland

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	28
BE (Bald Eagle)	14
UE (Unknown Eagle)	1
UR (Unknown Raptor)	4
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	6
AK (American Kestrel)	2
Total	55