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Route	Yellow Medicine County (1372)
Location	Minnesota, USA
Survey date	2025-02-12
Survey ID	2126

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-02-12	Start Time: 09:00:00	End Time: 11:30:00
Temperature	-18 (C)	-15 (C)
Cloud Cover	100 (%)	100 (%)
Visibility	4 (km)	3 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	1: Haze or Fog
Wind Speed	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)
Wind Direction	NNW	NNW
Water	Frozen	Frozen
Snow Depth	1 (in)	1 (in)
Observer 1	Benji Inniger
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Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	My first attempt at Yellow Medicine County. Constructed the route from sat imagery trying to pass by as many WMAs as possible, as well as following the Yellow Medicine and Minnesota River valleys. I was pleasantly surprised by the quantity of prairie habitat.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
BE (Bald Eagle)	09:05:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:20:00	1	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:50:00	1	Perched	Dark	Adult		•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:55:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult		•roadsides•animal agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:05:00	1	Flying Perched				•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:20:00	1	Perched				•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:25:00	1	Perched				•forested

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:45:00	1	Perched	Intermediate			•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
BE (Bald Eagle)	3
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	3
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	2
Total	8