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RouteDorchester/Tantramar (1382)
Location New Brunswick, CA
Survey date 2025-12-07
Survey ID2248




Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-12-07Start Time: 09:10:00End Time: 14:50:00
Temperature-2 (C)-2 (C)
Cloud Cover0 (%)10 (%)
Visibility0 (km)0 (km)
Precipitation0: None0: None
Wind Speed2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)
Wind DirectionWW
WaterMostly FrozenMostly Frozen
Snow Depth4 (in)4 (in)
Observer 1Todd Watts
Observer 2Jim Wilson
Observer 3Richard Blacquiere
Observer 4
Notes Fewer than expected buteos. Possibly a bit of an off year for RTHA and RLHA. Otherwise, quantity and diversity was roughly as expected. That said, the Memramcook River area produced fewer than expected raptors. Distance may have been an issue (observability). A bridge closure on High Marsh Road required a detour creating a 20 minute gap in observations. Predictably, many of the raptors were clustered along High Marsh Road with the Rough-legs further east. Stopping to ID birds or record coordinates often resulted in additional sightings. A study of the Golden had similar results.




Survey Sightings

SpeciesTimeCountBehaviorMorphAgeSexHabitat
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)09:35:001Perched Adult•unspecified agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)09:45:002Perched Adult•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)10:35:001Flying Adult
TV (Turkey Vulture)10:40:004Perched •unspecified agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)10:45:001Flying Immature•unspecified agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)11:10:001Flying Adult•unspecified agriculture
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)11:30:001Flying Light•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)11:35:001Perched Adult•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)11:35:001Perched Immature•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)11:35:001Perched Adult•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)11:35:001Perched Immature•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
GE (Golden Eagle)11:35:001Perched Immature•unspecified agriculture
NH (Northern Harrier)11:35:001Flying Adult•unspecified agriculture
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)11:40:001Perched Light•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)13:00:001Perched Adult•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)13:00:002Flying Immature•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
NH (Northern Harrier)13:00:001Flying AdultFemale•unspecified agriculture
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)13:00:001Flying AdultFemale•unspecified agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)13:15:002Flying Adult•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)13:15:001Perched Immature•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)13:30:001Perched Adult•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)13:35:001Perched Immature•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)13:40:001Perched Immature•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)14:00:002Perched Adult•unspecified agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)14:00:001Perched Adult•unspecified agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)14:00:001Flying Adult•unspecified agriculture
BE (Bald Eagle)14:00:001Perched Immature•unspecified agriculture
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)14:00:001Perched LightAdultFemale•unspecified agriculture
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)14:25:001Flying Light•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)14:25:001Flying Dark•unspecified agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)14:25:001Perched LightAdultFemale•unspecified agriculture
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)14:25:001Flying •unspecified agriculture



Survey totals by species

SpeciesTotal Count
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)4
BE (Bald Eagle)21
TV (Turkey Vulture)4
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)7
GE (Golden Eagle)1
NH (Northern Harrier)2
Total39