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.
Friday, November 27, 2009
November 27 [Day 93] (Valley View site) It was -1C to 0C, calm and overcast with steady snow obscuring all ridges until 1330 after which the sky rapidly cleared. At 1400 it was 2C, sunny with only 20% cumulus cloud cover and the ridges were almost clear. Ground winds after 1400 were SW-NW 5-10 gusting 15 km/h while ridge winds were NW moderate. The cumulus cloud cover gradually increased to 80% by 1700 when the temperature had again reached -1C. For most of the day the prospect of raptor movement seemed remote but at 1420 2 adult Bald Eagles glided high to the south above the Livingstone ridge and were quickly followed by 8 more Bald Eagles and a juvenile Golden Eagle before the end of the hour. Movement then slowed but a further 5 birds moved south before 1659 when the last bird of the day, a juvenile Bald Eagle, disappeared to the south. The flight comprised 13 Bald Eagles (10 adults, 1 subadult and 2 juveniles), 1 dark morph Rough-legged Hawk and 2 Golden Eagles (1 adult and 1 juvenile) 8.33 hours (1052.5) BAEA 13 (637), RLHA 1 (79), GOEA 2 (4264) TOTAL 16 (7059)
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