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RouteHudson River, Bear Mountain Bridge to Croton, New York (1121)
Location New York, USA
Survey date 2020-02-15
Survey ID979




Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2020-02-15Start Time: 08:30:00End Time: 16:00:00
Temperature-10 (C)0 (C)
Cloud Cover10 (%)100 (%)
Visibility16 (km)16 (km)
Precipitation1: Haze or Fog1: Haze or Fog
Wind Speed0: less than 1km/h (Calm)1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)
Wind Direction---NW
WaterPartly frozenPartly frozen
Snow Depth0 (in)0 (in)
Observer 1Ajit Ivan Antony
Observer 2Gerhard Patsch
Observer 3Robert Slechta
Observer 4Barry Babcock, Joe Cullen
Notes The night before was the first cold night in a long while and it was the first there was any ice on the Hudson River in a while, a thin sheet in parts that were slow-moving, e.g. near Iona island.




Survey Sightings

SpeciesTimeCountBehaviorMorphAgeSexHabitat
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)08:30:001Flying Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)08:35:001Flying Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)08:40:003Perched •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)08:50:001Flying Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)08:50:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)08:55:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)09:05:001Flying •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)09:15:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)09:35:001Flying Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)09:45:001Flying Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:15:002Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:15:001Flying Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:20:002Flying Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:25:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:25:001Flying Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:30:001Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:35:001Flying •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:45:001Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:45:001Flying Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)10:50:003Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BV (Black Vulture)11:00:007Soaring •grassland
BE (Bald Eagle)11:05:001Soaring Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)11:05:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
TV (Turkey Vulture)11:05:001Soaring •developed
BE (Bald Eagle)11:10:001Soaring Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
TV (Turkey Vulture)11:10:001Soaring •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BV (Black Vulture)11:15:001Soaring •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)11:15:001Soaring •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)11:30:001Perched Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
TV (Turkey Vulture)11:30:002Soaring •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)11:35:002Flying Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)11:40:001Perched •developed
BE (Bald Eagle)12:00:001Flying Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)12:15:001Perched Adult•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
TV (Turkey Vulture)12:25:001Soaring •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)12:30:001Perched •forested
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)12:30:001Perched •forested
BE (Bald Eagle)13:05:001Perched Adult•forested
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)14:50:001Perched •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)15:05:001Flying Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)15:20:001Flying •wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
BE (Bald Eagle)15:30:001Flying Immature•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)16:00:001Flying Perched Adult•forested



Survey totals by species

SpeciesTotal Count
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)10
BE (Bald Eagle)34
BV (Black Vulture)8
TV (Turkey Vulture)5
Total57