Thursday, November 11, 2010

November 10 [Day 50] (Cliff Hansen) It was again cool with a starting temperature of -8C which rose to 0.5C at 1300 and briefly to the day’s high of 2C at 1400. Ground winds were variable and light, not exceeding 5 km/h, while ridge winds were light to moderate NE to 1100 after which they were mainly moderate SSW-SW gusting to 78 km/h. An initial cloud cover of 100% altocumulus reduced to 50% cumulus at noon and it was cloudless after 1500. Raptor movement was slow and sporadic with a juvenile Bald Eagle at 1006, 2 Cooper’s Hawks (1a, 1u) at 1142 and 2 adult Golden Eagles at 1206. There was then a long break until 1630-1653 when 4 more Golden Eagles passed, none of which could be aged because the light conditions reduced them to silhouettes. The only notable song bird was a single Common Redpoll, which have been anything but common this fall. 9.33 hours (534.55) BAEA 1 (155), COHA 2 (15), GOEA 6 (3189) TOTAL 9 (3596)

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