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Route	Black Dirt - Wallkill NY-NJ (1145)
Location	New York / New Jersey, USA
Survey date	2025-02-24
Survey ID	2179

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-02-24	Start Time: 08:00:00	End Time: 17:50:00
Temperature	3 (C)	9 (C)
Cloud Cover	10 (%)	100 (%)
Visibility	15 (km)	15 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)	4: 20-28 km/h (13-18 mph)
Wind Direction	S	S
Water	Partly frozen	Partly frozen
Snow Depth	1 (in)	1 (in)
Observer 1	Steve Walter
Observer 2
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	The latest I've ever done this count, due to so much cold weather. This day was worth waiting for. Sunny and light wind in the morning necessitated taking off the outer coat. A few more clouds in the afternoon with an increasing wind. Becoming overcast toward 3:00 convinced me to stake out the Short-eared Owls in hopes of an early lift off. They waited until dusk, anyway. Some open water where it flowed -- 18 Common Mergansers at one Wallkill River spot. Still waters frozen.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:05:00	1	Perched				•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:10:00	1	Perched				•dirt agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	08:20:00	1	Perched	Light	Immature		•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:25:00	1	Perched

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:35:00	1	Perched

RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	08:50:00	1	Perched		Immature		•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:00:00	1	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:05:00	1	Perched				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:10:00	1	Perched				•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:15:00	1	Perched		Adult

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:20:00	1	Perched		Immature		•dirt agriculture

NH (Northern Harrier)	09:30:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:30:00	1	Flying				•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:35:00	2	Flying		Adult

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:35:00	1	Perched				•dirt agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	09:40:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:55:00	1	Perched				•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:00:00	1	Soaring				•grassland

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:05:00	2	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:15:00	6	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:25:00	1	Soaring

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:25:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:30:00	1	Perched		Immature		•dirt agriculture•roadsides

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:35:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•dirt agriculture

ML (Merlin)	10:40:00	1	Perched		Adult	Male	•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:40:00	1	Perched		Adult

GE (Golden Eagle)	10:45:00	1	Flying		Adult

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:45:00	1	Flying	Dark	Immature

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:50:00	1	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:50:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:55:00	1	Perched		Immature		•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:05:00	1

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:10:00	2	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:15:00	1

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:20:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:20:00	4					•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:20:00	1					•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:25:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:25:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:30:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:30:00	4	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:40:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:40:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:40:00	2	Flying		Adult	Female	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:40:00	1		Light	Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:40:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:45:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:45:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:45:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:45:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:55:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:55:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:55:00	3	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:55:00	3	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:05:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:05:00	4	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:15:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:20:00	4	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:20:00	1

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:25:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:30:00	1	Perched

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:30:00	1

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:35:00	1	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:40:00	2	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:50:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:55:00	4	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BV (Black Vulture)	13:00:00	1	Flying

BV (Black Vulture)	13:00:00	1	Perched

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:15:00	2	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:25:00	1	Perched

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:25:00	1

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:25:00	1	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:30:00	1	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:35:00	1

NH (Northern Harrier)	13:50:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•dirt agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:50:00	6	Flying				•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:55:00	1	Flying				•dirt agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:55:00	2	Flying				•dirt agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	13:55:00	4	Flying				•unspecified agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:00:00	5	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	14:00:00	2	Perched				•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:05:00	4	Flying

TV (Turkey Vulture)	14:05:00	2	Flying				•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:10:00	2	Flying

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:15:00	1	Flying

NH (Northern Harrier)	14:25:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•dirt agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:40:00	1	Perched		Adult		•dirt agriculture

TV (Turkey Vulture)	15:00:00	2	Flying

BV (Black Vulture)	15:25:00	2	Flying				•dirt agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	16:05:00	1	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BV (Black Vulture)	16:20:00	2	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	16:25:00	1	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

SE (Short-eared Owl)	17:45:00	6	Flying				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	61
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	4
RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	1
NH (Northern Harrier)	12
TV (Turkey Vulture)	60
ML (Merlin)	1
GE (Golden Eagle)	1
BV (Black Vulture)	6
BE (Bald Eagle)	2
SE (Short-eared Owl)	6
Total	154