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, May 13, 2008

May 13 [Day 78] Another 1 cm of snow fell overnight but the rest of the day was precipitation-free. Winds were W-WNW gusting 30-70 km/h all day, the temperature rose to 4.5C from a low of 0C, and cloud cover was 100% cumulus and altostratus all day. The first migrant raptor was a juvenile Golden Eagle at 0831, but the second bird, a juvenile light morph calurus Red-tailed Hawk did not appear until 1105 and subsequent movement was only one or two birds an hour until the 3rd juvenile Golden Eagle went north at 1806. The 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks brought the season’s total to 158 passing the highest ever Mount Lorette count for the species of 155 in 1999. High winds ensured that passerines were scarce on the ridge, but the total of 61 Bighorn Sheep seen in 2 groups to the north was a high count for the year. 12.67 (902) OSPR 1 (20), SSHA 4 (158), COHA 1 (32), NOGO 1 (125), RTHA 1 (215), GOEA 3 (2954) TOTAL 11 (4092)

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