August 25 [Day 1] The temperature rose to 19C from a low of 12C under generally sunny skies with cloud cover ranging from 5 to70% mainly altostratus. Winds were WNW-W becoming strong after noon when they gusted to 88 km/h and rarely dropped below 60 km/h. The only migrant raptor seen was a juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk at 1009 and the only sighting of a resident Golden Eagle, an adult, came at 1745. Songbird movement was also thin with 14 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 15 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Townsend’s Warbler and 1 Wilson’s Warbler flying south along the ridge. A brown Black Bear seen near the base of the ridge to the NNE at 1515 was the first seen from the site this year. 12.5 hours (12.5) SSHA 1 (1) TOTAL 1 (1)