WRS Survey Summary
[Login] to see full survey details.| Route | Boulder Reservoir to Rabbit Mountain, CO (1264) |
| Location | Colorado, USA |
| Survey date | 2024-12-14 |
| Survey ID | 1985 |
Survey Conditions
| Survey Date: 2024-12-14 | Start Time: 08:00:00 | End Time: 15:10:00 |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 2.2 (C) | 10.6 (C) |
| Cloud Cover | 5 (%) | 65 (%) |
| Visibility | 25 (km) | 25 (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 | SW | N |
| Water | Mostly open | Mostly open |
| Snow Depth | 0 (in) | 0 (in) |
| Observer 1 | Ajit Antony | |
| Observer 2 | Liza Antony | |
| Observer 3 | ||
| Observer 4 | ||
| Notes | Unseasonably warm. All RTHA could be identified as Eastern borealis subspecies, except ones too distant, or just seen as a silhouette. Every distant raptor was confirmed as to species/age/sex using a 20-60x spotting 'scope. | |
Survey Sightings
| Species | Time | Count | Behavior | Morph | Age | Sex | Habitat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 08:00:00 | 2 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•developed•fallow agriculture | ||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 08:05:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | Female | •roadsides•developed•fallow agriculture | |||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 08:05:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Adult | •roadsides•developed•fallow agriculture | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 08:10:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | •roadsides•developed•fallow agriculture | ||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 08:20:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | Female | •roadsides•developed•fallow agriculture | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 08:35:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •roadsides•developed•grassland | |||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 08:45:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | Male | •roadsides•grassland•developed•fallow agriculture | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 08:55:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•shrubland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 09:00:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Immature | •roadsides•stubble agriculture•grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 09:00:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Immature | •roadsides•grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 09:00:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Immature | •roadsides•stubble agriculture•grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 09:00:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Immature | •roadsides•grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 09:05:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •developed | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 09:05:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •developed | ||||
| FH (Ferruginous Hawk) | 09:10:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 09:25:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •roadsides•grassland•animal agriculture | |||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 09:30:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | Male | •roadsides•grassland•animal agriculture•developed | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 09:35:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •developed•grassland | |||
| FH (Ferruginous Hawk) | 09:40:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | Male | •dirt agriculture | ||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 09:50:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | Male | •roadsides•grassland | |||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 09:50:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | •grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•developed | |||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 09:50:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •grassland | ||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 10:00:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Adult | Male | •roadsides•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 10:10:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 10:25:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•developed•grassland | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 10:35:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•grassland | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 10:35:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •grassland•developed | ||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 10:40:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Adult | Female | •developed•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 10:40:00 | 1 | Perched | •grassland•developed | |||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 10:45:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | Male | •roadsides•unspecified agriculture•animal agriculture•fallow agriculture | |||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 10:45:00 | 1 | Perched | Immature | grassland | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 10:45:00 | 2 | Perched | Adult | grassland | ||||
| RL (Rough-legged Hawk) | 10:50:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •grassland | ||||
| NH (Northern Harrier) | 10:55:00 | 1 | Flying | Light | Immature | •roadsides•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 10:55:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •grassland | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 11:15:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •grassland•forested | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 11:20:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•developed•grassland | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 11:20:00 | 1 | Light | •roadsides•developed•grassland | |||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 11:30:00 | 2 | Perched | Adult | •developed•roadsides•grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian | ||||
| FH (Ferruginous Hawk) | 11:45:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 11:55:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •roadsides•developed•animal agriculture•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 12:00:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •grassland•developed | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 12:05:00 | 1 | Perched | •roadsides•developed•grassland | |||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 12:30:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•grassland | ||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 12:35:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | Male | •roadsides•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 12:40:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •roadsides•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 12:50:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•grassland•developed | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 12:50:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •grassland•developed | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 12:50:00 | 1 | Light | •grassland•developed | |||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 13:00:00 | 2 | Perched | Light | •grassland•animal agriculture | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 13:05:00 | 2 | Perched | Adult | •roadsides•grassland | ||||
| GE (Golden Eagle) | 13:05:00 | 2 | Perched | Adult | •roadsides•grassland | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 13:10:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | •grassland•roadsides | ||||
| GE (Golden Eagle) | 13:10:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | •grassland | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 13:10:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •grassland | ||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 13:25:00 | 1 | Perched | •roadsides•grassland•animal agriculture | |||||
| FH (Ferruginous Hawk) | 13:30:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •roadsides•grassland•animal agriculture | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 13:35:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•developed•forested | ||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 13:40:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | Female | •roadsides•grassland•developed | |||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 14:05:00 | 1 | Perched | Adult | •roadsides•grassland | ||||
| FH (Ferruginous Hawk) | 14:05:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | Male | •roadsides•grassland | ||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 14:10:00 | 1 | Perched | •roadsides•grassland | |||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 14:10:00 | 1 | Light | Adult | •roadsides•grassland | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 14:15:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | •roadsides•grassland | ||||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 14:20:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Adult | Female | •roadsides•grassland | |||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 14:25:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Adult | •roadsides•developed•grassland | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 14:30:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Adult | •roadsides•developed•grassland | ||||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 14:30:00 | 1 | Perched | Immature | •roadsides•developed•grassland | ||||
| FH (Ferruginous Hawk) | 14:35:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | Male | •roadsides•developed•grassland | ||
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 14:40:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Adult | •shrubland•grassland | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 14:40:00 | 1 | Flying Perched | Light | Immature | •shrubland•grassland | |||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 14:55:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Adult | •grassland | |||
| AK (American Kestrel) | 15:00:00 | 1 | Adult | Male | •roadsides•grassland | ||||
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 15:00:00 | 1 | Perched | Light | Immature | •roadsides•grassland•developed | |||
Survey totals by species
| Species | Total Count |
|---|---|
| RT (Red-tailed Hawk) | 35 |
| AK (American Kestrel) | 15 |
| BE (Bald Eagle) | 19 |
| FH (Ferruginous Hawk) | 6 |
| RL (Rough-legged Hawk) | 1 |
| NH (Northern Harrier) | 1 |
| GE (Golden Eagle) | 3 |
| Total | 80 |