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Route	MN River Valley - New Ulm to Franklin (1368)
Location	Minnesota, USA
Survey date	2025-02-07
Survey ID	2118

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-02-07	Start Time: 09:30:00	End Time: 11:20:00
Temperature	-9 (C)	-6.6 (C)
Cloud Cover	50 (%)	65 (%)
Visibility	16 (km)	16 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	0: less than 1km/h (Calm)	1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)
Wind Direction	W	SSW
Water	Mostly Frozen	Mostly Frozen
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Kimberly Emerson
Observer 2
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	Minnesota River mostly froze over now except for a couple small open pockets where the current is strong. One "lake" type area in the floodplain that had three larger open pockets, thus had a large congregation of eagles. Only snow was in the ditches.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
BE (Bald Eagle)	09:45:00	1	Perched		Adult		•grassland•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:50:00	1	Perched	Light	Immature		•stubble agriculture•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:55:00	49	Perched				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested

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

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

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:30:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•grassland•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:35:00	1	Perched	Light	Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•shrubland

AK (American Kestrel)	11:00:00	1	Perched		Adult	Male	•roadsides•grassland•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:00:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•grassland•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:15:00	2	Perched		Adult		•forested

Survey totals by species