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Route	Black Dirt - Wallkill NY-NJ (1145)
Location	New York / New Jersey, USA
Survey date	2024-02-03
Survey ID	1830

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2024-02-03	Start Time: 08:30:00	End Time: 17:30:00
Temperature	-1 (C)	3 (C)
Cloud Cover	5 (%)	5 (%)
Visibility	15 (km)	15 (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	NNE	NNE
Water	Mostly open	Mostly open
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Steve Walter
Observer 2	Stephane Perrault
Observer 3	Jeffrey Ritter
Observer 4
Notes	Perfect weather for a WRS. Sunny throughout the day (although if we had clouds late in the day, we might have gotten the Short-eared Owls out earlier). A wind of about 6-7 mph was enough to promote soaring activity, but not enough to add much to the chill. Stephane and I had breakfast in the town of Chester, about 5 miles away from the survey route. There are often Black Vultures hanging out at the shopping center. Usually not enough to upset me about not getting them in the count. But this time there were an astonishing 73.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
BE (Bald Eagle)	08:45:00	1	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:00:00	2	Perched		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	09:05:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:15:00	1	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	09:30:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:35:00	2	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:40:00	1	Perched		Adult		•dirt agriculture

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:05:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

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

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:15:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:15:00	5	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

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

BV (Black Vulture)	10:20:00	3	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:25:00	1	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:30:00	1	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:40:00	6	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

BV (Black Vulture)	10:45:00	3	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

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

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

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:50:00	2	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

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

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:05:00	2	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:05:00	3	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:10:00	2	Flying	Dark	Immature		•unspecified agriculture•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:15:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•unspecified agriculture•grassland

CH (Cooper's Hawk)	11:20:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture•grassland

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:20:00	7	Flying				•unspecified agriculture•grassland

BV (Black Vulture)	11:25:00	3	Flying				•unspecified agriculture•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:30:00	1			Adult		•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:30:00	1	Flying		Immature		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:30:00	3	Flying				•unspecified agriculture•grassland

BV (Black Vulture)	11:35:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:45:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:45:00	2	Flying		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

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

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:55:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:55:00	7	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	12:00:00	1	Perched		Adult	Male	•unspecified agriculture•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	12:00:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•unspecified agriculture•grassland

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:05:00	5	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:05:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	12:10:00	1	Soaring				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:10:00	1	Perched

BV (Black Vulture)	12:15:00	2	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	12:20:00	1	Perched	Light	Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:20:00	6	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:30:00	5					•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:35:00	3	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

GE (Golden Eagle)	12:40:00	2	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	12:45:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	12:45:00	1	Perched				•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:50:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

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

RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	13:00:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	13:05:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:10:00	2	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:20:00	2	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:30:00	1	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:35:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:40:00	1	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:45:00	4	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:45:00	6	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:50:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BV (Black Vulture)	13:55:00	1	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	14:15:00	2	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:20:00	1	Perched		Adult		•roadsides•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:20:00	3	Flying				•roadsides•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:25:00	2

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:35:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:55:00	2	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	15:05:00	1			Immature		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:05:00	1	Perched		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:25:00	3	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:35:00	1	Perched		Adult

NH (Northern Harrier)	15:40:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:45:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:50:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	16:00:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

CH (Cooper's Hawk)	16:40:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	16:40:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

SE (Short-eared Owl)	17:30:00	8	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
BE (Bald Eagle)	9
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	72
NH (Northern Harrier)	13
TV (Turkey Vulture)	40
BV (Black Vulture)	13
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	5
CH (Cooper's Hawk)	2
AK (American Kestrel)	1
GE (Golden Eagle)	2
RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	1
SE (Short-eared Owl)	8
Total	166