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Route	Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR to Barr Lake and west of DIA, CO (1267)
Location	Colorado, USA
Survey date	2026-02-24
Survey ID	2453

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2026-02-24	Start Time: 07:20:00	End Time: 14:10:00
Temperature	8 (C)	22 (C)
Cloud Cover	80 (%)	80 (%)
Visibility	40 (km)	15 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	3: 12-19 km/h (8-12 mph)	6: 39-49 km/h (25-31 mph)
Wind Direction	S	NW
Water	Open	Open
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Ajit Antony
Observer 2	Liza Antony
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	Unseasonably warm day with a high of 72 degrees Fahrenheit, as has this entire winter season been. This was the last survey of the season, and we had today and Saturday February 28th as the only days we could do it this week, and Saturday's forecast was for 25 mph winds starting early in the morning, compared to today which had 21 mph winds starting only by 11:00 AM. There were Level 6 bordering on level 7 wind gusts, 25-31 mph, which began by 10:00 AM blowing up severe dust storms with the heavier gusts all around the area. At 11:45 AM there was a lull, and then it picked up again by 12:15 PM.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
AK (American Kestrel)	07:25:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult	Male	•developed•grassland

AK (American Kestrel)	07:25:00	1	Perched		Adult	Female	•developed•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	07:35:00	1	Perched	Light			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	07:40:00	1	Perched	Intermediate	Immature		•roadsides•grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	07:50:00	2	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	08:00:00	1	Flying Perched		Immature		•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:05:00	1	Perched				•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	08:10:00	1	Flying Perched		Immature		•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:15:00	1	Perched	Light	Immature		•grassland•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:15:00	1	Perched				•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:30:00	1	Perched	Light			•grassland•roadsides•forested•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	08:40:00	1	Perched		Immature		•grassland

FH (Ferruginous Hawk)	08:40:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:40:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•grassland

AK (American Kestrel)	08:55:00	1	Perched		Adult	Male	•grassland•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:05:00	1	Perched		Adult		•grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:05:00	1	Perched				•grassland•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:10:00	1	Perched		Adult		•grassland•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:15:00	1	Flying		Immature		•grassland

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

NH (Northern Harrier)	09:35:00	1	Soaring	Light	Adult	Female

AK (American Kestrel)	09:45:00	1	Perched		Adult	Male	•grassland•roadsides

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

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:10:00	1	Perched		Adult		•grassland•roadsides

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:20:00	1	Soaring

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:25:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult	Male	•grassland•roadsides

NH (Northern Harrier)	10:25:00	2	Flying	Light	Adult	Female	•grassland•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:30:00	2	Flying Perched		Adult		•grassland•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:45:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•grassland•roadsides

FH (Ferruginous Hawk)	11:10:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult		•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:10:00	1	Soaring	Light	Immature

PR (Prairie Falcon)	11:15:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult		•grassland•roadsides

AK (American Kestrel)	11:50:00	1	Flying Perched				•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:50:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	11:55:00	1	Flying	Light	Immature		•grassland

NH (Northern Harrier)	12:00:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult	Male	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:10:00	2	Soaring

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:00:00	1	Soaring		Adult

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:05:00	1	Flying		Adult		•grassland•developed•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:05:00	1	Flying		Adult		•grassland•developed•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:05:00	1	Flying		Immature		•grassland•developed•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:20:00	1	Perched	Light			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:30:00	1	Soaring		Adult

AK (American Kestrel)	14:05:00	1	Flying				•roadsides•grassland•developed

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
AK (American Kestrel)	6
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	16
BE (Bald Eagle)	15
FH (Ferruginous Hawk)	2
NH (Northern Harrier)	8
PR (Prairie Falcon)	1
Total	48