Tuesday, November 2, 2010

November 1 [Day 41] (George Halmazna) It was a warm day for the beginning of November with the temperature rising to 11C at 1300 from a low of 6C and it was still 8C at 1800. Ground winds were SW mainly 20-30 km/h gusting almost to 60 km/h to 1500 after which they became light, while ridge winds were strong WSW-SSW gusting to between 150 and 216 km/h through most of the day. Cloud cover was initially 80% altostratus becoming 100% stratocumulus after 1300 with snow and partial obscuring of the western ridges after 1400 and rain beginning at the site after 1500. The eastern ridges began to be covered in cloud after 1300 and all ridges were obscured after 1700. A total of 25 migrant raptors were recorded of which 22 were Golden Eagles (21a, 1u) that moved between 0838 and 1528 with 11 of the birds occurring between 1400 and 1500. The other migrants were 1 adult Bald Eagle and 2 unaged Sharp-shinned Hawks. Probable songbird migrants comprised 1 Varied Thrush, 13 Bohemian Waxwings, 1 European Starling and 1 Snow Bunting, the first of the season. 10.5 hours (446.4) BAEA 1 (109), SSHA 2 (63), GOEA 22 (2893) TOTAL 25 (3232)

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