The South Livingstone Raptor Count for the spring migration of 2008 has now begun. First official day of counting began on 20th February 2008. Follow the daily movement of raptors on this blog updated daily by Peter Sherrington.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
February 21 [Day 2] A cloudless day with the temperature rising from a low of -2C to 7.5C and variable ground winds rarely reaching 15 km/h. Raptor movement was sporadic between 1043 and 1712 with 3 Bald Eagles and 3 Golden Eagles moving north along the Livingstone Ridge. A subadult Bald Eagle at 1244 was the first non-adult migrant of the season. The resident pair of Golden Eagles was seen hunting and displaying on occasion, and one bird made an unsuccessful pass at a (resident) Prairie Falcon that easily avoided the diving eagle. The first finches of the season were flocks of 25 and 12 Grey-crowned Rosy Finches flying north along the ridge. 10.42 hours (20.75) BAEA 3 (6), GOEA 3 (4) total 6 (11)
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