Wednesday, October 27, 2010

October 23 [Day 33] (Ron Dutcher) The temperature reached a high of 9C between 1500 and 1700 from a low of -3C and was still 7C at 1800. Ground winds were very variable but generally light occasionally gusting to 15 km/h, while ridge winds were S-SW light to moderate (and even calm at times), gusting to 60 km/h in the afternoon. Cloud cover was initially 80% very thin cirrus which changed to 50% cumulus around noon and thickened to 100% stratocumulus after 1630 and although rain appeared to threaten in the late afternoon all ridges remained clear. Raptor movement was relatively slow with 20 birds moving along the Fisher Range between 1158 and 1739, of which 15 were Golden Eagles (8a, 1sa, 3j, 3u). Other raptors were 2 adult Bald Eagles, 2 light morph calurus Red-tailed Hawks (1a, 1u), and 1 Rough-legged Hawk. There was no apparent songbird movement, but the interactions of 4 Moose (1 male, 2 females and a juvenile) in the Hay Meadow proved to be entertaining. 10.25 hours (366.16) BAEA 2 (89), RTHA 2 (43), RLHA 1 (19), GOEA 15 (2495) TOTAL 20 (2798)

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