Sunday, November 14, 2010

November 14 [Day 54] (Bill Wilson) It was the warmest day since November 7 reaching 8C at 1300 and 1400 from a low of -1C, and it was still 5C at 1710. Ground winds were light and variable in the morning and W 3-10 gusting 20 km/h in the afternoon, and ridge winds were strong, mainly SW all day gusting to 117 km/h in the morning and to 124 km/h in the afternoon. Cloud cover was 100% cumulus and altostratus to 0830 bringing snow flurries to the west that persisted to 0930, but by 1100 it had cleared to 5% cumulus before it again gradually increased reaching 80% cumulus by 1700. Mounts Lorette and MacGillivray and the western ridges were periodically obscured during the morning flurries, but all peaks and ridges were clear in the afternoon. A total of 16 migrant raptors moved between 1023 and 1612 with hourly high counts of 4 birds between 1100 and 1200 (3 Bald Eagles and 1 Golden Eagle), and 1500-1600 (1Bald Eagle and 3 Golden Eagles). The flight comprised 7 Bald Eagles (6a, 1u) and 9 Golden Eagles (5a, 3j, 1u). Non-raptor migrants included 2 adult Herring Gulls, 28 Common Mergansers in two flocks, 3 Belted Kingfishers and the third Pine Grosbeak of the season. 10 hours (569.13) BAEA 7 (165), GOEA 9 (3222) TOTAL 16 (3642)

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