September 26 [Day 7] (Bill Wilson) The temperature was already 14.5C at 0700 and reached a high of 17C before dropping to the day’s low of 12.5C at 1900, ground winds were SSW 10-20 gusting 30 km/h and ridge winds were also SSW moderate to strong. Cloud cover was 70-100% altostratus and cumulus, thickest to the west, which produced occasional very light rain showers. A total of 25 migrant raptors moved in a pattern similar to yesterday between 0906 and 1854, a Golden Eagle that was still moving south at 1900. The flight comprised 2 Ospreys (the first of the season), 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 1 Northern Goshawk, 20 Golden Eagles (8a, 2sa, 6j, 4u) and the season’s first American Kestrel, a female. Once again there was a good variety and numbers of non-raptors around the site including 150 Bohemian Waxwings flying south, 15 Red Crossbills, 9 White-winged Crossbills, 25 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 35 American Robins, 13 Yellow-rumped Warblers, while a flock of 15 Canada Geese flew high above the valley towards the south. Visitors were again plentiful with a total of 30 at the site today. 12.67 hours (73.76) OSPR 2 (2), SSHA 2 (20), NOGO 1 (3), GOEA 20 (154), AMKE 1 (1) TOTAL 26 (201)