The South Livingstone Raptor Count for the fall migration of 2007 has now begun. First official day of counting began on 25th August 2007. Follow the daily movement of raptors on this blog updated daily by Peter Sherrington.

Friday, November 2, 2007

November 2 [Day 66] The temperature briefly reached a high of -0.5C at 1600 from a low of -6C and with W to NW winds gusting to 80 km/h in the afternoon it again made for chilly viewing against a background of altocumulus, lenticular and cirrus Chinook clouds. Raptor migration was remarkably similar to yesterday with the main movement again late in the day: 16 birds moved between 1658 and the last Golden Eagle of the day at 1748. Another adult dark morph calurus Red-tailed Hawk at 1156 becomes the latest ever at the site. A male Mountain Bluebird just after noon is the first November record, as is a pair of Cassin’s Finches at 1105. As has been the norm in the last couple of weeks most of the passerine movement occurred before 1000, although a flock of 10 Bohemian Waxwings flew south past the site at 1818. Other migrants were 170 Bohemian Waxwings, 1 Purple Finch, 99 Grey-crowned Rosy Finches, 18 Red Crossbills, 20 White-winged Crossbills and 983 Common Redpolls. 11 hours (743.67) BAEA 11 (368), NOGO 3 (136), RTHA 1 (185), RLHA 2 (55), GOEA 28 (5155) TOTAL 45

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