Tuesday, November 2, 2010

October 29 [Day 38] (Terry Waters) The temperature reached a high of 6C at 1300 from a low of -2C and was 3C at 1700. Ground winds were mainly light S-SW occasionally gusting 15 km/h, but ridge winds were strong SW all day gusting in excess of 100 km/h. Cloud cover ranged from 50-80% altocumulus to 1400 after which it gradually dwindled to 10% at the end of the day. The day’s total of 76 migrant raptors was the highest for 8 days as was the total of 69 Golden Eagles (42a, 11sa, 7j, 9u) that moved between 0940 and 1718. Other migrants were 2 Bald Eagles (1a, 1j), 1 adult Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 adult Cooper’s Hawk, 1 juvenile Northern Goshawk, 1 adult light morph calurus Red-tailed Hawk and 1 unidentified eagle. Peak movement was 1200 to 1300 when 17 birds (16 Golden Eagles and 1 Northern Goshawk) moved. The only non-raptor migrants were 46 Bohemian Waxwings and 2 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches. 9 hours (415.4) BAEA 2 (104), SSHA 1 (60), COHA 1 (12), NOGO 1 (25), RTHA 1 (44), GOEA 69 (2647), UE 1 (9) TOTAL 76 (2975)

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