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RouteK2M (1377)
Location Illinois, USA
Survey date 2025-02-16
Survey ID2138




Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-02-16Start Time: 13:00:00End Time: 15:20:00
Temperature-3 (C)-4 (C)
Cloud Cover100 (%)100 (%)
Visibility
Precipitation0: None0: None
Wind Speed5: 29-38 km/h (19-24 mph)5: 29-38 km/h (19-24 mph)
Wind DirectionWNWNW
WaterPartly frozenPartly frozen
Snow Depth1 (in)1 (in)
Observer 1Ima Akagawa
Observer 2Ari Akagawa
Observer 3Anne Knafl
Observer 4Gabe Akagawa
Notes100% cloud cover at start and end with intermittent sun between 2:00-3:00pm. We saw 9 Red-tailed hawks perched along hwy 57, between Matteson and Peotone, and surprisingly few on the route. We saw 7000+ mallards in a corn field between spot 5 and 6.




Survey Sightings

SpeciesTimeCountBehaviorMorphAgeSexHabitat
UB (Unknown Buteo)13:05:001Soaring
BE (Bald Eagle)13:30:001Perched Adult•stubble agriculture
NH (Northern Harrier)13:40:001Flying GrayAdultMale•stubble agriculture
AK (American Kestrel)13:45:001Flying AdultFemale•stubble agriculture
AK (American Kestrel)14:00:001Flying Adult•stubble agriculture
NH (Northern Harrier)14:30:001Flying DarkAdultFemale•fallow agriculture
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)14:30:001Flying •fallow agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)14:30:001Flying •fallow agriculture
NH (Northern Harrier)14:50:001Flying GrayMale•stubble agriculture
NH (Northern Harrier)14:55:001GrayMale•dirt agriculture
RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)15:05:001Flying Immature•stubble agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)15:05:001Flying AdultMale•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)15:15:001Perched Adult•grassland
NH (Northern Harrier)15:15:003Flying Dark•grassland



Survey totals by species

SpeciesTotal Count
UB (Unknown Buteo)1
BE (Bald Eagle)2
NH (Northern Harrier)7
AK (American Kestrel)2
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)1
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)2
RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)1
Total16