The South Livingston Raptor Count for the fall migration of 2009 has now begun. First official day of counting began on 25th August 2009. Follow the daily movement of raptors on this blog updated daily by Peter Sherrington. If you enjoy and are inspired by what you are reading, and would consider supporting or joining RMERF, please click on Membership for details.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

September 6 [Day 13] (Bill Wilson) The day’s maximum temperature of 12C was recorded at 0720 and fluctuated between 10C and 12C to 1700, with the exception of 1400 when it fell to the day’s low of 7C coincident with a rain shower, and dropping to 8C at 1900. Winds were WSW to W all day gradually increasing in velocity and becoming strong in the afternoon with maximum gusts of 85 km/h at 1800 and cloud cover was 100% cumulus and altostratus for much of the day. Raptor movement again started before 0800 and was slow but persistent until just after 1800 with a total of 15 birds tallied. The total of 5 migrant Golden Eagles (4 adults and 1 juvenile) was the highest so far this season, and a juvenile dark morph Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk was the second record of the subspecies so far. There was some passerine movement in the morning before the winds became strong including 4 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 13 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 6 Mountain Bluebirds, 6 Townsend’s Solitaires, 1 Swainson’s Thrush, 14 American Robins, 3 American Pipits, 9 Yellow-rumped Warblers and 1 Wilson’s Warbler. 13.25 hours (162.08) OSPR 2 (16), SSHA 4 (117), NOGO 2 (28), UA 1 (7), RTHA 1 (28), GOEA 5 (17) TOTAL 15 (311)

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