The Piitaistakis (South Livingstone Ridge)and Mt. Lorette Raptor Counts for the spring migration of 2010 are underway. Follow the daily movement of raptors in these field notes by Research Director Peter Sherrington and his citizen scientist colleagues.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
February 25 [Day 10] (Valley View site) The temperature rose to 6C at 1500 from a low of -1C and fell to 2C at 1800. Ground winds were mainly NW in the morning and SW in the afternoon gusting to 30 km/h and becoming mainly light after 1400. Ridge winds were WNW moderate to strong all day, and cloud cover ranged from 40-80% cumulus, altocumulus and lenticular giving excellent observing conditions for much of the day. An adult Golden Eagle at 0958 was the earliest so far this season, but the second migrant, a subadult Bald Eagle, did not occur until 1205 after which movement was very sporadic and involved only single birds until 1713 when 2 adult Bald Eagles went N together and were the last migrants of the day. The flight comprised 9 Bald Eagles (6a,1sa,2j), a light morph Rough-legged Hawk, 3 adult Golden Eagles and the season’s first migratory Prairie Falcon at 1408. 11.25 hours (108.8) BAEA 9 (44), RLHA 1 (4), GOEA 3 (25), PRFA 1 (1) TOTAL 14 (78)
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