October 18 [Day 28] (Joel Duncan) The temperature rose to11C at 1500 from a morning low of -4C and fell to the day’s low of -7C at the end of the day. Ground winds were SW all day 10-20 occasionally gusting 30 km/h and ridge winds were strong W-WSW gusting to 112 km/h at 0900 and 107 km/h at 1700. Cloud cover was cirrus and altostratus all day initially 30% but increasing to 50-60% for most of the day briefly reaching 90% at 1600. A total of 58 raptors of 5 species migrated between 0826 and 1852 with maximum passage of 14 birds between 1400 and 1500 following a lull from 1200 to 1400. All but 6 of the migrants were Golden Eagles with the 52 birds comprising 25 adults, 6 subadults, 7 juveniles and 14 birds of undetermined age, while the other birds were 1 juvenile Bald Eagle, single indeterminate Accipiter and eagle, 1 adult Peregrine Falcon harassing a Golden Eagle at 0950 and 2 Prairie Falcons doing the same thing around noon. The only non-raptor migrants were 45 Canada Geese and 56 Bohemian Waxwings, while a Northern Pygmy Owl sang near the site and a Song Sparrow was the first seen there for several days. 11 hours (315.24) BAEA 1 (83), UA 1 (12), GOEA 52 (2305), UE 1 (7), PEFA 1 (3), PRFA 2 (4) TOTAL 58 (2588)