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Route	Pierre grasslands SD (1251)
Location	South Dakota, United States
Survey date	2024-02-11
Survey ID	1847

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2024-02-11	Start Time: 13:20:00	End Time: 16:40:00
Temperature	3.5 (C)	9.4 (C)
Cloud Cover	0 (%)	50 (%)
Visibility	10 (km)	10 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	4: 20-28 km/h (13-18 mph)	3: 12-19 km/h (8-12 mph)
Wind Direction	W	W
Water	Partly frozen	Partly frozen
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Jerry Toll
Observer 2	Carol Schmid
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	Sunny windy, warm day. The extensive prairie dog towns were busy attracting numerous raptors! Seems the dog towns are large and more numerous than even just last year!

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:35:00	1	Flying	Light			•grassland•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:35:00	1	Perched	Dark	Adult		•grassland•roadsides

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:40:00	1	Flying	Light			•grassland•roadsides

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:50:00	3	Flying	Light			•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:50:00	1	Flying	Light			•grassland

SE (Short-eared Owl)	13:50:00	1	Flying				•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:55:00	2	Flying	Light

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	14:00:00	2	Flying	Light			•grassland

UB (Unknown Buteo)	14:00:00	4	Flying				•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	14:05:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	14:10:00	1	Flying				•grassland•stubble agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	14:15:00	1	Flying			Male	•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:15:00	1	Perched	Light			•roadsides•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	14:20:00	2	Flying	Light			•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:25:00	1	Perched	Dark			•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	14:30:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult		•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:35:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•forested

NH (Northern Harrier)	14:40:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	14:45:00	1	Flying	Light			•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	14:50:00	5	Flying Perched		Adult		•grassland

GE (Golden Eagle)	14:50:00	1	Perched		Adult		•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	14:50:00	5	Flying				•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	15:10:00	4	Flying				•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	15:15:00	2	Perched		Adult		•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	15:15:00	4	Flying				•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	15:20:00	2	Flying				•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	15:25:00	1	Flying	Light			•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:30:00	1	Flying	Dark	Immature		•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	15:35:00	3	Perched	Light	Immature		•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	15:35:00	2	Flying				•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	15:35:00	1	Flying				•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:45:00	3	Flying	Light	Adult		•grassland•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	15:50:00	1	Perched	Light			•grassland

GE (Golden Eagle)	15:55:00	1	Flying				•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	16:10:00	1	Flying	Dark			•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	16:15:00	1	Perched	Light			•forested•grassland•animal agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	16:15:00	1	Flying	Light			•roadsides•animal agriculture

GE (Golden Eagle)	16:20:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested•roadsides•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	16:20:00	2	Flying Perched				•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	16:25:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	16:25:00	1	Perched				•roadsides•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	16:35:00	1	Flying	Light			•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	16:35:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	16:40:00	2	Perched	Light			•grassland

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	44
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12
SE (Short-eared Owl)	1
UB (Unknown Buteo)	4
NH (Northern Harrier)	6
BE (Bald Eagle)	5
GE (Golden Eagle)	3
Total	75