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Route	Presho South Dakota (1257)
Location	South Dakota, United States
Survey date	2024-02-12
Survey ID	1855

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2024-02-12	Start Time: 08:40:00	End Time: 12:30:00
Temperature	1.1 (C)	6.4 (C)
Cloud Cover	95 (%)	100 (%)
Visibility	10 (km)	10 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)
Wind Direction	NW	NW
Water	Partly frozen	Partly frozen
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Jerry Toll
Observer 2	Carol Schmid
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	Cloudy then sunny during mid-morning, then cloudy again. Surprisingly few raptors counted considering that the day before saw 3 times as many raptors on Pierre Grasslands route.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:40:00	1	Perched	Light			•developed•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:50:00	1	Flying	Light			•grassland•forested

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	09:10:00	1	Perched	Light			•animal agriculture

ML (Merlin)	09:15:00	1	Perched				•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:20:00	1	Perched	Dark			•roadsides•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:30:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•developed•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:35:00	1	Perched	Light			•stubble agriculture•hayfields

GE (Golden Eagle)	09:40:00	1	Perched		Adult		•roadsides•forested•developed

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	09:45:00	1	Perched	Light			•roadsides•grassland•stubble agriculture

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:20:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:45:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•hayfields

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:50:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•forested•stubble agriculture

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

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:25:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:35:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:40:00	1	Perched	Light	Immature		•roadsides•hayfields

FH (Ferruginous Hawk)	11:50:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult		•hayfields

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:55:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•hayfields

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:55:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•hayfields

GE (Golden Eagle)	12:00:00	2	Flying		Adult		•hayfields

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:15:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:20:00	1	Perched	Light			•grassland

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	17
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	2
ML (Merlin)	1
GE (Golden Eagle)	3
AK (American Kestrel)	1
FH (Ferruginous Hawk)	1
Total	25