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Route	SW Ringgold Co Iowa (1053)
Location	Iowa, USA
Survey date	2024-02-10
Survey ID	1842

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2024-02-10	Start Time: 09:00:00	End Time: 12:40:00
Temperature	0 (C)	3 (C)
Cloud Cover	5 (%)	75 (%)
Visibility		0 (km)
Precipitation	0: None
Wind Speed	0: less than 1km/h (Calm)	3: 12-19 km/h (8-12 mph)
Wind Direction	NW	NW
Water	Partly frozen	Mostly open
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Veronica Mecko
Observer 2	Elizabeth Keenan
Observer 3	Brian Terrell
Observer 4
Notes	Rivers had open water, however, small lakes were mostly covered with ice. A bridge was out and road closed on 290th that runs parallel to US Hwy 169. We made a mile detour south and west and were able to pick up the route on the west side of the bridge.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
BE (Bald Eagle)	09:10:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•fallow agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:10:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:15:00	2	Perched		Adult		•stubble agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	09:15:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•stubble agriculture•shrubland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	09:20:00	1	Flying	Light			•animal agriculture•forested

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:25:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:35:00	1	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:35:00	1	Flying		Immature		•stubble agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:40:00	1	Flying		Immature		•forested•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:40:00	1	Flying		Adult		•forested•grassland

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

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	09:45:00	1	Flying Perched	Dark			•roadsides•grassland

AK (American Kestrel)	09:50:00	1	Perched				•roadsides•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:55:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult		•roadsides•stubble agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	10:10:00	1	Perched				•roadsides

AK (American Kestrel)	10:10:00	1	Perched			Male	•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:10:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•stubble agriculture•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:15:00	1	Perched				•forested

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

AK (American Kestrel)	10:40:00	1	Perched				•developed

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

AK (American Kestrel)	10:50:00	1	Perched			Male	•roadsides•hayfields

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:10:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

SS (Sharp-shinned Hawk)	11:15:00	1	Flying Soaring				•roadsides•shrubland•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:25:00	1	Soaring		Immature		•forested•shrubland•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:30:00	1	Flying	Light			•unspecified agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:35:00	1	Flying		Adult		•animal agriculture

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:45:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult		•roadsides•stubble agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:55:00	1	Flying				•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:00:00	1	Flying Perched		Immature		•roadsides

AK (American Kestrel)	12:05:00	1	Flying			Female	•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	12:10:00	2	Perched		Adult		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:10:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult		•animal agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	12:15:00	1	Flying	Light			•grassland•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:15:00	1	Flying Perched		Immature		•unspecified agriculture•roadsides•developed

AK (American Kestrel)	12:30:00	1	Perched			Female	•roadsides•animal agriculture

RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	12:30:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult		•forested•stubble agriculture•developed

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
BE (Bald Eagle)	11
NH (Northern Harrier)	3
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	5
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12
AK (American Kestrel)	7
SS (Sharp-shinned Hawk)	1
RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	1
Total	40