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Route	Blue Earth County--Southeast (1255)
Location	Minnesota, United States
Survey date	2024-01-20
Survey ID	1792

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2024-01-20	Start Time: 08:20:00	End Time: 10:40:00
Temperature	-9 (C)	-2 (C)
Cloud Cover	0 (%)	0 (%)
Visibility	16 (km)	16 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)	1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)
Wind Direction	WSW	WSW
Water	Frozen	Frozen
Snow Depth	1 (in)	1 (in)
Observer 1	Chad Heins
Observer 2	Tilly Heins
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	It was a very cold and clear morning. There were lots of passerines feeding roadside: American Tree Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, Horned Larks. There were very few raptors. An additional Bald Eagle and Rough-legged Hawk were seen after the survey was completed.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
BE (Bald Eagle)	08:25:00	1	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested•dirt agriculture

ML (Merlin)	08:50:00	1	Perched		Adult	Male	•dirt agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:35:00	1	Perched	Light	Immature	Male	•grassland•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:40:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•stubble agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:50:00	2	Flying Perched	Light			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture•grassland•shrubland

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
BE (Bald Eagle)	1
ML (Merlin)	1
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	3
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	1
Total	6