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, March 25, 2008

March 25 [Day 34] The cold air persisted with a low of -12C and a high of just 2C again. Winds were light until 1305 when moderate SW winds in the valley and W winds at ridge level developed. It was cloudless until 1300 when cumulus cloud moved from the west reaching 70% at 1800. The first migrant, a Bald Eagle did not appear until 1108 and movement was generally slow and sporadic thereafter with maximum passage of 18 birds from 1600m to1700, and the last Golden Eagle went north at 1916. The first Northern Harrier of the season, an adult male, was seen at 1614. Passerine migrants included 80 Bohemian Waxwings, 40 Grey-crowned Rosy Finches, 1 cismontanus (the first of the season) and 1 montanus Dark-eyed Juncos, and 2 (probable) California Gulls high over the Livingstone Range. 12.25 hours BAEA 6 (270), NOHA 1 (1), NOGO 2 (54), RTHA 1(10), GOEA 60 (1942) TOTAL 70 (2304)

Mount Lorette (Ron) The site experienced almost exactly the same weather except that maximum cumulus cloud cover of 70% occurred at 1600. The first migrant Golden Eagle was seen at 1051, but the second occurred almost 5.5 hours later at 1617 after which a further 27 Golden Eagles and 4 Bald Eagles migrated, the last moving at 1813. 11.75 hours (274.9) BAEA 4 (60), GOEA 29 (1050) TOTAL 33 (1121)

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