September 26 [Day 33] It was a little cooler with the temperature reaching 16C from a low of 12C, winds were W strong all day regularly gusting above 80 km/h in the afternoon, and morning cloudless skies gave way after noon to 5-30% cumulus cover. Raptor movement started at 0859 and was generally persistent but slow through much of the day with the only strong movement occurring when 24 birds moved between 1600 and 1700, and the last bird was the 29th Golden Eagle of the day at 1836. There was a reasonable variety of birds seen with 10 species occurring despite the strong winds, with the highlight being another 4 Peregrine Falcons bringing the season’s total to an unprecedented 40 birds. Because of the high winds passerine movement was sparse. 12.5 hours (412.01) BAEA 3 (25), NOHA 2 (79), SSHA 33 (777), COHA 12 (252), NOGO 5 (83), UA 3 (30), RTHA 9 (143), RLHA 1 (4), UB 1 (2), GOEA 29 (296), UE 1 (2), MERL 1 (12), PEFA 4 (40), UU 1 (7) TOTAL 105 (1908)
Mount Lorette [Day 6] (Ron Dutcher) Winds were also strong W until the end of the day when they abated, and smoke again increased during the day sometimes partially obscuring the ridges. Raptor movement was again poor with only 5 birds of 4 species moving, and passerine movement wasn’t much better. 11 hours (84.67) SSHA 1 (12), COHA 1 (5), RTHA 1 (5), GOEA 2 (86) TOTAL 5 (120)