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Route	Black Dirt - Wallkill NY-NJ
Location	New York / New Jersey, USA
Survey date	2020-01-29
Survey ID	959

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2020-01-29	Start Time: 08:30:00	End Time: 15:00:00
Temperature	-1 (C)	4 (C)
Cloud Cover	20 (%)	0 (%)
Visibility	15 (km)	15 (km)
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	3: 12-19 km/h (8-12 mph)	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)
Wind Direction	NNW	NNW
Water	Mostly open	Mostly open
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Steve Walter
Observer 2
Observer 3
Observer 4
Notes	Skies clearing out, seasonably cold. Breeze under 10 mph not bad for comfort and just right for a lot of soaring activity.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Habitat
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	08:55:00	1	Flying		Adult
Notes: Numbers here are the image number from my camera, which I use to record GPS coordinates and verify entries. 4641.
CH (Cooper's Hawk)	09:05:00	1	Perched		Immature
Notes: 4986. Sitting on ground in open field.
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	09:15:00	1	Flying	Light	Immature
Notes: 4642.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:15:00	1	Perched		Adult
Notes: 4643.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:25:00	1	Flying		Adult
Notes: 4644.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	09:30:00	1	Flying		Adult
Notes: 4645.
BV (Black Vulture)	09:35:00	4	Soaring
Notes: 4646.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:00:00	1			Adult
Notes: 4647.
TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:20:00	2
Notes: 4654.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:30:00	1	Perched		Adult
Notes: 4655.
TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:30:00	1	Soaring
Notes: 4656.
BV (Black Vulture)	10:45:00	3	Perched
Notes: 4672-4698. Sitting side by side on silo, and photographed.
NH (Northern Harrier)	10:55:00	2	Flying			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
Notes: 4699-4705. At Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge Oil City Road parking area. Scanning site.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:55:00	2	Flying
Notes: 4699-4705.
TV (Turkey Vulture)	10:55:00	2	Soaring
Notes: 4699-4705.
BE (Bald Eagle)	10:55:00	1	Soaring		Immature
Notes: 4699-4705. Looking southeast toward Porchuk Mountain.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:10:00	1	Perched			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
Notes: 4706.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:15:00	1	Perched		Immature
Notes: 4708-4708.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:00:00	1	Perched		Adult
Notes: 4709.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:25:00	1	Flying		Adult
Notes: 4710.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:30:00	1	Flying		Adult
Notes: 4711.4712
TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:30:00	1	Soaring
Notes: 4713.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:35:00	2	Flying		Adult
Notes: 4714.
TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:40:00	10	Soaring			•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
Notes: 4715. At Wallkill Wildlife Refuge Owens Station Road parking lot. Scanning site.
BE (Bald Eagle)	11:40:00	1	Soaring		Adult	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
Notes: 4715.
TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:50:00	1	Flying
Notes: 4792.
TV (Turkey Vulture)	11:50:00	2	Flying
Notes: 4793.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:00:00	1	Flying Perched		Adult	•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
Notes: 4794-4835. Dark looking bird, possibly abieticola form.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:15:00	1			Immature
Notes: 4836.
TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:20:00	3	Soaring
Notes: 4838.
BE (Bald Eagle)	12:45:00	1	Soaring		Adult	•green agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
Notes: 4859-4907. Near Wallkill River.
BE (Bald Eagle)	12:45:00	1	Soaring		Immature	•green agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
Notes: 4859-4907. Near Wallkill River.
TV (Turkey Vulture)	12:55:00	1	Soaring
Notes: 4939.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:15:00	1
Notes: 4940-4941.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:20:00	1
Notes: 4942.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:25:00	1	Soaring
Notes: 4944.
SS (Sharp-shinned Hawk)	12:00:00	1	Flying
Notes: 4944.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:30:00	2	Flying
Notes: 4955-4961.
GE (Golden Eagle)	13:40:00	1	Flying		Immature	•green agriculture
Notes: 4963-4977. Quite a surprise, as I've never seen one in this area before. Flying low over fields. But unfortunately, I couldn't chase it down for closer pictures than I got.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:50:00	1	Perched		Adult
Notes: 4978. Dark looking bird, possibly of the "abieticola" form.
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:55:00	1	Flying	Light	Immature	•green agriculture
Notes: 4979-4980.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:00:00	1	Soaring			•green agriculture
Notes: 4981.
BV (Black Vulture)	14:40:00	3	Soaring
Notes: 4982.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:40:00	1	Flying
Notes: 4982.
AK (American Kestrel)	14:45:00	1	Perched
Notes: 4983.
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	14:45:00	1	Flying	Dark	Immature
Notes: 4985.
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	14:55:00	1	Perched		Adult
Notes: 4987.
BV (Black Vulture)	15:00:00	2	Perched
Notes: 4988.

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	26
CH (Cooper's Hawk)	1
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	3
BV (Black Vulture)	12
TV (Turkey Vulture)	23
NH (Northern Harrier)	2
BE (Bald Eagle)	4
SS (Sharp-shinned Hawk)	1
GE (Golden Eagle)	1
AK (American Kestrel)	1
Total	74