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Route	IA VBC Bonaparte-MS-Ely Ford (1254)
Location	Iowa, United States
Survey date	2025-01-26
Survey ID	2192

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-01-26	Start Time: 09:20:00	End Time: 11:30:00
Temperature	-6 (C)	-5 (C)
Cloud Cover	76 (%)	9 (%)
Visibility	24 (km)	35 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)
Wind Direction	NW	NW
Water	Partly frozen	Partly frozen
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Candace Havely
Observer 2	Mark Heisdorffer
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	There will only be a January and February survey for this route as I had to be in Wyoming for a family matter in December and we were not able to run this route as usual.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:25:00	1	Flying				•stubble agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:30:00	1	Perched				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:30:00	1	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:35:00	1	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:40:00	1	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:40:00	1	Perched		Adult		•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:45:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

AK (American Kestrel)	09:50:00	1	Perched			Female	•stubble agriculture•roadsides

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

(Barred Owl)	09:55:00	1	Perched				•stubble agriculture•roadsides•developed

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:05:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•stubble agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:05:00	1	Perched		Immature		•stubble agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:10:00	1	Perched	Light			•stubble agriculture

RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	10:10:00	1	Perched				•developed•roadsides

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

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:25:00	1	Soaring		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:30:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:30:00	2	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:30:00	2	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:35:00	1	Perched			Male	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•roadsides•stubble agriculture

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

BW (Broad-winged Hawk)	10:40:00	1	Perched				•developed•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:40:00	1	Perched				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•roadsides

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:45:00	1	Flying			Female	•other

AK (American Kestrel)	10:50:00	1	Perched			Female	•animal agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:55:00	1	Perched	Dark			•stubble agriculture

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

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:00:00	1	Soaring	Light			•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:05:00	1	Perched	Light			•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:15:00	1	Flying				•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:15:00	1	Perched				•animal agriculture•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:25:00	8	Perched				•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:25:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10
BE (Bald Eagle)	21
AK (American Kestrel)	3
(Barred Owl)	1
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	4
RS (Red-shouldered Hawk)	1
NH (Northern Harrier)	2
BW (Broad-winged Hawk)	1
Total	43