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Route	Black Dirt - Wallkill NY-NJ (1145)
Location	New York / New Jersey, USA
Survey date	2023-01-28
Survey ID	1562

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2023-01-28	Start Time: 08:00:00	End Time: 17:00:00
Temperature	2 (C)	8 (C)
Cloud Cover	10 (%)	90 (%)
Visibility	15 (km)	15 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	3: 12-19 km/h (8-12 mph)	4: 20-28 km/h (13-18 mph)
Wind Direction	SSW	SSW
Water	Open	Open
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Steve Walter
Observer 2	Tom Burke
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	A nice day, as winter days go. Skies magically cleared just as I arrived at the route. It stayed sunny until around 2:00. Just as forecast. The usual Short-eared Owl spot was plowed / mowed / whatever. But they were at the second site. The most spectacular highlight of the day was the 5000 or more Snow Geese in a field and pond just off Maple Avenue. It was even stopping traffic. The last Bald Eagle of the count, it would appear, put them all into the air. Truly an amazing show.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
AK (American Kestrel)	08:05:00	1	Perched				•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:15:00	1	Perched		Immature		•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:15:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	08:20:00	1	Flying			Female	•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:20:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:30:00	1	Perched		Immature		•unspecified agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	08:35:00	1	Flying	Light	Immature		•unspecified agriculture

CH (Cooper's Hawk)	08:45:00	1	Perched

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:50:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

ML (Merlin)	09:05:00	1	Perched				•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:10:00	1	Perched		Adult		•dirt agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	09:40:00	1	Flying				•dirt agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	09:55:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:00:00	3	Soaring				•grassland

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:00:00	1	Flying				•grassland

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:05:00	1	Flying				•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:10:00	1	Soaring				•grassland

BV (Black Vulture)	10:15:00	3	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:15:00	1	Flying				•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:20:00	1	Flying				•grassland

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

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:35:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	10:40:00	1	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:40:00	2	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

BV (Black Vulture)	10:45:00	2	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:45:00	2	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:45:00	1					•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:50:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

CH (Cooper's Hawk)	10:55:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:55:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:00:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:05:00	1	Perched				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BV (Black Vulture)	11:10:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:15:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:15:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:15:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BV (Black Vulture)	11:20:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:20:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:20:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:25:00	1	Flying	Light	Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	11:25:00	1	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:25:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BV (Black Vulture)	11:35:00	1	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:35:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:45:00	1	Flying		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:45:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:45:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:00:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:05:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:05:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:05:00	1	Flying

BV (Black Vulture)	12:10:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:10:00	3	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:10:00	1					•unspecified agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:10:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:15:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:15:00	1	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:15:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BV (Black Vulture)	12:20:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:20:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:20:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:25:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	12:30:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:30:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:30:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:35:00	1	Flying

BV (Black Vulture)	12:40:00	1	Perched				•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:45:00	1	Perched				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:55:00	1	Flying				•animal agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:00:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:10:00	1	Flying

GE (Golden Eagle)	13:20:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

BV (Black Vulture)	13:35:00	1	Flying

BV (Black Vulture)	13:35:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:35:00	1	Flying

CH (Cooper's Hawk)	13:40:00	1	Soaring

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:40:00	1	Soaring

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:40:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:40:00	3	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:45:00	1	Perched		Immature		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:45:00	1					•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:50:00	2	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

BV (Black Vulture)	13:55:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:55:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:55:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	14:00:00	1	Flying		Immature		•unspecified agriculture

BV (Black Vulture)	14:00:00	2	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:00:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:00:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	14:05:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:05:00	1	Flying		Immature		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:10:00	1	Perched		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:10:00	1					•unspecified agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	14:20:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:25:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:30:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	14:50:00	1	Flying		Adult

AK (American Kestrel)	14:55:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:00:00	1	Perched		Adult

SE (Short-eared Owl)	16:45:00	5	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
AK (American Kestrel)	4
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	54
NH (Northern Harrier)	9
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	2
CH (Cooper's Hawk)	3
ML (Merlin)	1
TV (Turkey Vulture)	23
BV (Black Vulture)	17
RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	2
GE (Golden Eagle)	1
BE (Bald Eagle)	5
SE (Short-eared Owl)	5
Total	126