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Route	IA_Winneshiek (1331)
Location	Iowa, United States
Survey date	2025-02-24
Survey ID	2167

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-02-24	Start Time: 08:40:00	End Time: 12:20:00
Temperature	6.4 (C)	12.8 (C)
Cloud Cover	60 (%)	90 (%)
Visibility	16 (km)	16 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)
Wind Direction	SW	WNW
Water	Mostly Frozen	Mostly Frozen
Snow Depth	1 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Suzanne Gucciardo
Observer 2	Bruce Ventura
Observer 3	MJ Hatfield
Observer 4
Notes	Mostly overcast. Previous week started with 1"-2" snowfall followed by 4 plus days of bitterly cold temperatures (0-10 below) and high winds. Day before survey temperatures around freezing and sunny. Snow melted rapidly but streams still mostly frozen.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	08:40:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult	Female	•grassland•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	08:55:00	1	Perched		Adult		•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:05:00	1	Flying		Adult		•stubble agriculture•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:05:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:15:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•shrubland•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:20:00	1	Flying		Adult		•stubble agriculture•shrubland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:30:00	1	Perched		Adult		•shrubland•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:35:00	1	Perched		Adult		•shrubland•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:40:00	1	Perched		Immature		•stubble agriculture•shrubland

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:40:00	1	Flying		Immature		•grassland•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:45:00	3	Flying		Adult		•grassland•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:45:00	2	Flying		Immature		•grassland•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:45:00	2	Perched		Adult		•grassland•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:45:00	1	Perched		Immature		•grassland•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:50:00	1	Perched		Immature		•stubble agriculture

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

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:20:00	1	Flying		Adult		•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:25:00	1	Flying		Adult		•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:30:00	1	Flying		Adult		•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:35:00	2	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:40:00	1	Flying		Adult		•forested•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:50:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested•animal agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:55:00	1	Flying		Adult		•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:00:00	2	Flying		Immature		•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:10:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult	Female	•shrubland•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:20:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested•hayfields

AK (American Kestrel)	11:35:00	1	Perched		Adult	Male	•roadsides•stubble agriculture•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:40:00	1	Perched		Adult		•animal agriculture•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:40:00	1	Perched		Immature		•animal agriculture•roadsides

AK (American Kestrel)	11:45:00	1	Perched				•roadsides•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:50:00	1	Flying		Immature		•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:00:00	2	Soaring		Adult		•forested•developed

BE (Bald Eagle)	12:10:00	3	Soaring		Adult		•forested•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	12:10:00	1	Soaring		Immature		•forested•stubble agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:15:00	1	Flying		Adult		•animal agriculture•stubble agriculture

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	2
BE (Bald Eagle)	30
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11
AK (American Kestrel)	2
Total	45