September 10 [Day 17] Winds continued from the NW-W gusting to 42 km/h until 1300 when they became variable and light and after 1500 for much of the time it was calm. Temperatures ranged from 9 C to 15.5C and cloud cover was 20-80% cumulus all day giving excellent observing conditions. Although still sporadic, raptor migration was fairly strong and continuous with a season equaling high total of 56 birds of 10 species moving between 0834 and 1832. Season-high totals were achieved for Sharp-shinned Hawk (28: 4 adults, 17 juveniles and 7 unknown) and Cooper’s Hawk (9: 2 adults, 6 juveniles and 1 unknown) and the 2 juvenile Bald Eagles and 3 adult Peregrine Falcons equaled their season highs to date. One of 3 Northern Harriers was the first adult bird (a female) seen so far, and the last bird of the day was an adult dark morph Swainson’s Hawk which raises the season’s record count to 6. Non-raptor migration was strong until noon with the largest wave moving through between 0810 and 0830. Migrants included 1 male Red-naped Sapsucker (the 73rd bird species of the season), 3 female Downy Woodpeckers, 1 Warbling Vireo, 95 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 4 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 59 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 7 Mountain Bluebirds, 3 Townsend’s Solitaires, 15 American Robins, 62 American Pipits, 34 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Brewers Sparrow (a juvenile), 4 White-crowned Sparrows, 5 Oregon Juncos and 22 Pine Siskins. The total bird count of 418 is the highest for the season and the 31 species counted is the highest since August 29. 12.5 hours (212.25) BAEA 2 (4), NOHA 3 (33), SSHA 28 (155), COHA 9 (43), NOGO 3 (35), UA 1 (9), SWHA 1 (6), RTHA 4 (35), GOEA 1 (29), AMKE 1 (14), PEFA 3 (8) TOTAL 56 (408)