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.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

November 26 [Day 90] (Raymond Toal) A cold front from the north that was forecast to pass south over the site tomorrow actually arrived early this morning with the temperature -5C at 0800 that gradually dropped during the day and reached -13C at 1700. The only time that the sky and ridges completely cleared was 1300 to 1500 when the temperature briefly regained -5C under sunny skies, but for the rest of the day the sky was overcast and the ridges were generally shrouded in cloud, with a light westerly wind all day that never exceeding 5-10 km/h. Two adult Bald Eagles that moved south along the ridge at 1223 and 1226, and 3 adult Golden Eagles that followed the same route between 1503 and 1603 were the only migrant raptors observed with the help of Denise and Karola. A flock of about 30 Canada Geese flying south at 0816 and 10 White-winged Crossbills were the only non-raptor migrants seen. 9 hours (970.73) BAEA 2 (595), GOEA 3 (5431) TOTAL 5 (8161)

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