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Route	Washington/Burt Nebraska (1045)
Location	Nebraska, USA
Survey date	2023-01-26
Survey ID	1563

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2023-01-26	Start Time: 10:10:00	End Time: 16:30:00
Temperature	-9.3 (C)	-3.3 (C)
Cloud Cover	5 (%)	80 (%)
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	NW	NW
Water	Partly frozen	Partly frozen
Snow Depth	1 (in)	2 (in)
Observer 1	Jerry Toll
Observer 2	Kellie Hayden
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	Patchy snow depth varied around the route. Generally, the more northern area had more snow cover which seemed to adversely affect the number of raptors especially buteos.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
ML (Merlin)	10:15:00	1	Perched				•stubble agriculture•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:20:00	3	Perched		Adult		•forested•stubble agriculture

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

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:25:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested•developed

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:35:00	2	Flying Perched		Adult		•forested•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:45:00	2	Perched		Adult		•forested•stubble agriculture•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:55:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•developed•animal agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:05:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:10:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:35:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult		•stubble agriculture•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:40:00	1	Perched	Light			•developed•forested

UB (Unknown Buteo)	11:40:00	1	Flying				•developed

UR (Unknown Raptor)	11:40:00	1	Flying				•developed

PR (Prairie Falcon)	12:00:00	1	Flying Perched				•developed•roadsides•stubble agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	12:40:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult	Male	•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:55:00	1	Flying Perched	Dark	Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:05:00	2	Perched	Light			•forested•stubble agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:15:00	1	Flying	Dark			•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:15:00	2	Perched	Light	Adult		•developed

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:20:00	1	Perched	Light			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:25:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:00:00	3	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:15:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•forested•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	14:30:00	1	Flying		Immature		•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:30:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•developed•stubble agriculture

ML (Merlin)	14:40:00	1	Perched				•developed•stubble agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	14:40:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:45:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:50:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	15:25:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	15:45:00	1	Perched			Female	•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	15:45:00	1	Perched		Adult		•developed•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	15:55:00	2	Perched		Adult		•stubble agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	15:55:00	2	Perched		Adult		•developed•forested

AK (American Kestrel)	16:00:00	1	Perched			Female	•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	16:15:00	1	Flying	Light			•developed•forested•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	16:25:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult		•developed•stubble agriculture

UR (Unknown Raptor)	16:25:00	1	Perched				•developed•stubble agriculture

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
ML (Merlin)	2
BE (Bald Eagle)	16
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	19
NH (Northern Harrier)	1
UB (Unknown Buteo)	1
UR (Unknown Raptor)	2
PR (Prairie Falcon)	1
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	4
AK (American Kestrel)	2
Total	48