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Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-02-19	Start Time: 10:10:00	End Time: 14:20:00
Temperature	-16.1 (C)	-12 (C)
Cloud Cover	100 (%)	75 (%)
Visibility	10 (km)	10 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	0: less than 1km/h (Calm)	1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)
Wind Direction	Variable	W
Water	Frozen	Frozen
Snow Depth	16 (in)	16 (in)
Observer 1	Ed Pike
Observer 2	Russ Edmonds
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	Late winter snowy conditions (snow depth has increased threefold) seemed to have caused many Raptors to have moved on. The surprise sighting of a SEOW makes us wonder about how many may be wintering in the area, staying on roost during the daylight hours.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
SO (Snowy Owl)	10:25:00	1	Perched				•hayfields

SO (Snowy Owl)	11:00:00	1	Perched				•hayfields•shrubland

SO (Snowy Owl)	11:05:00	1	Perched			Male	•hayfields•shrubland

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:30:00	1	Perched		Adult		•hayfields•forested•shrubland

SO (Snowy Owl)	11:35:00	1	Perched				•animal agriculture•hayfields

SO (Snowy Owl)	11:40:00	1	Perched				•hayfields•animal agriculture

SO (Snowy Owl)	11:45:00	1	Perched				•hayfields•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:25:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult		•hayfields•forested

UB (Unknown Buteo)	12:45:00	1	Flying				•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:15:00	2	Perched		Adult		•forested•hayfields

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:45:00	1	Flying		Immature		•shrubland•forested

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:45:00	1	Flying	Light			•hayfields•forested

SE (Short-eared Owl)	13:45:00	1	Flying Perched				•shrubland•hayfields

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:00:00	1	Perched				•forested•shrubland

BE (Bald Eagle)	14:10:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•forested•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	14:20:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•forested•hayfields•animal agriculture

Survey totals by species