April 22 [Day 58] The forecast called for yet more snow but the day was precipitation-free with the temperature rising to 4.5C from a low of -5C with moderate to strong westerly winds for most of the day. The cloud cover ranged from 95% early and late in the day down to 50% at 1600 giving some welcome sunshine, and the ridges were clear until 1800 after which cloud progressively enveloped the mountains. Raptor movement started at 1056 and peaked at 10 birds between 1600 and 1700 with the last Red-tailed Hawk seen at 1835. All 11 migrant Golden Eagles were juveniles, and the resident pair was again loosely associated with a third adult: at one time both (presumed) males displayed simultaneously. The Northern Goshawk at 1657 was the 100th migrant of the season, and 1 of the 6 migrant Red-tailed Hawks was a Harlan’s. One unidentified swallow flew to the north at 1748, probably regretting that it had migrated at all. 10.25 hours (655) BAEA 4 (410), NOHA 1 (12), SSHA 5 (31), NOGO 5 (102), UA 1 (3), RTHA 6 (150), GOEA 11 (2671) TOTAL 33 (3445)
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.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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