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RouteIA_Allamakee (1332)
Location Iowa, United States
Survey date 2025-01-17
Survey ID2071




Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-01-17Start Time: 08:50:00End Time: 13:30:00
Temperature0 (C)7 (C)
Cloud Cover2 (%)15 (%)
Visibility16 (km)16 (km)
Precipitation0: None0: None
Wind Speed1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)3: 12-19 km/h (8-12 mph)
Wind DirectionWS
WaterPartly frozenPartly frozen
Snow Depth0 (in)0 (in)
Observer 1Suzanne Gucciardo
Observer 2Beth Lynch
Observer 3
Observer 4
NotesBright, clear day with moderate winds from south in front of cold front moving in over coming night.
Road closure required short detour and missing about 2 miles of route through densely forested area where few birds seen in past surveys.
Encounter with landowner concerned about strangers stopping on road and eyeing his property. Explanation of survey goals and results seemed to allay his concerns.




Survey Sightings

SpeciesTimeCountBehaviorMorphAgeSexHabitat
BE (Bald Eagle)09:05:001Perched Immature•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:05:001Perched Adult•shrubland•hayfields•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture
AK (American Kestrel)09:10:001Perched AdultMale•roadsides•animal agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:10:001Perched Adult•forested•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:15:001Perched Adult•forested•animal agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:15:001Perched Adult•shrubland•grassland•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:25:001Flying Adult•grassland•shrubland•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:25:001Perched Immature•grassland
BE (Bald Eagle)09:30:002Perched Adult•shrubland•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:30:001Flying •forested•grassland•developed
BE (Bald Eagle)09:35:001Perched Immature•forested•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:35:002Flying Immature•stubble agriculture•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)09:35:001Perched Adult•stubble agriculture•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)09:35:002Soaring •forested•stubble agriculture
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)09:50:001Soaring Light•animal agriculture•shrubland•grassland
AK (American Kestrel)10:00:001Flying •dirt agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)10:10:001Soaring Adult•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)10:10:001Soaring Immature•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)10:20:001Soaring Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)10:20:001Flying •forested
BE (Bald Eagle)10:25:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:30:001Flying Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:30:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:30:001Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:35:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:55:002Perched Adult•forested
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)11:00:002Flying Intermediate•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)11:30:002Flying Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
AK (American Kestrel)11:55:001Flying AdultMale•animal agriculture•shrubland•roadsides
BE (Bald Eagle)11:55:001Soaring Adult•stubble agriculture•hayfields
BE (Bald Eagle)12:00:001Flying Immature•developed•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)12:00:001Flying Adult•stubble agriculture•hayfields
AK (American Kestrel)12:05:001Perched AdultFemale•roadsides•animal agriculture•developed
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)12:10:001Flying Adult•forested•developed
BE (Bald Eagle)12:30:003Flying Adult•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)12:30:001Flying Immature•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)12:30:001Perched Adult•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)12:35:001Soaring Immature•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)12:35:001Soaring LightAdult•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)12:50:002Perched Adult•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)12:55:001Soaring Adult•forested•stubble agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)13:00:001Flying Adult•grassland•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)13:05:001Soaring Adult•grassland•stubble agriculture•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)13:05:001Soaring •grassland•stubble agriculture•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)13:10:001Soaring Adult•stubble agriculture•grassland
BE (Bald Eagle)13:10:001Soaring Immature•stubble agriculture•grassland
BE (Bald Eagle)13:15:002Perched Adult•shrubland•animal agriculture
AK (American Kestrel)13:20:001Perched Adult•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)13:20:001Soaring •stubble agriculture



Survey totals by species

SpeciesTotal Count
BE (Bald Eagle)45
AK (American Kestrel)5
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)1
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)8
Total59