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RouteIA_Allamakee (1332)
Location Iowa, United States
Survey date 2025-02-25
Survey ID2168




Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-02-25Start Time: 08:50:00End Time: 12:50:00
Temperature2.8 (C)8.9 (C)
Cloud Cover3 (%)5 (%)
Visibility16 (km)16 (km)
Precipitation0: None0: None
Wind Speed1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)
Wind DirectionNWVariable
WaterMostly FrozenPartly frozen
Snow Depth0 (in)0 (in)
Observer 1Suzanne Gucciardo
Observer 2MJ Hatfield
Observer 3Beth Lynch
Observer 4
Notes Weather week before survey started with 1"-2" snowfall followed by 4 plus days of bitterly cold temperatures (0-10 below) with high winds. Previous 2 days near freezing with rapid snow melt. Mississippi main stream and backwaters covered with rotten ice, smaller streams partly to mostly open. Survey day clear and warm.




Survey Sightings

SpeciesTimeCountBehaviorMorphAgeSexHabitat
BE (Bald Eagle)09:00:001Perched Adult•developed•shrubland•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:00:002Perched Adult•shrubland•stubble agriculture
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)09:20:001Flying LightAdultFemale•roadsides•hayfields•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:30:001Perched Adult•developed•hayfields
BE (Bald Eagle)09:30:001Flying Adult•developed•stubble agriculture•hayfields
BE (Bald Eagle)09:35:001Soaring Immature•stubble agriculture•hayfields•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)09:55:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)10:10:001Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•roadsides•hayfields
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)10:20:001Perched Immature•forested•roadsides
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)10:25:001Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•animal agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)10:35:001Soaring Adult•stubble agriculture•forested
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)10:55:001Flying Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested
BE (Bald Eagle)11:05:001Soaring Adult•forested•stubble agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)11:05:001Soaring Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture•forested
GE (Golden Eagle)11:05:001Soaring Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture•forested
UE (Unknown Eagle)11:05:001Soaring •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture•forested
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)11:35:001Soaring Adult•roadsides•stubble agriculture•animal agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)11:50:001Perched Adult•stubble agriculture•shrubland
UR (Unknown Raptor)11:55:001Soaring •developed
AK (American Kestrel)12:20:001Perched ImmatureMale•roadsides•green agriculture
AK (American Kestrel)12:30:001Perched AdultMale•roadsides•fallow agriculture
AK (American Kestrel)12:40:001Perched AdultMale•roadsides•shrubland•grassland
BE (Bald Eagle)12:40:001Perched Adult•animal agriculture•shrubland
AK (American Kestrel)12:45:001Perched AdultFemale•roadsides•stubble agriculture
AK (American Kestrel)12:45:001Perched AdultMale•roadsides•stubble agriculture



Survey totals by species

SpeciesTotal Count
BE (Bald Eagle)11
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)1
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)6
GE (Golden Eagle)1
UE (Unknown Eagle)1
UR (Unknown Raptor)1
AK (American Kestrel)5
Total26