September 16 [Day 23] The temperature was 16C at 0800, reached a season high of 24C and was still 21C at 1900. Winds were W 13-19 km/h until 1400 when they switched to SW and increased to 15-25 occasionally gusting 50 km/h. Cloud cover was 10-20% cirrus to noon, then cloudless to 1500 after which 10-20% scattered cumulus developed mainly to the NW which provided an excellent observation backdrop for the rest of the day. The first migrant raptors were 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks at 0932, but the third, a juvenile Northern Harrier, did not appear until 1304 after which movement was strong and fairly continuous until 1912, with the four hourly counts after 1300 yielding 22, 26, 18 and 25 birds respectively. The combined species count of 116 birds is the highest so far, as is the total of 13 species involved. Season high counts were recorded for Sharp-shinned Hawks (47: 8a, 29j, 10u), Cooper’s Hawks (22: 7a, 11j, 4u), Golden Eagles (12: 1a, 2sa, 9j) and Peregrine Falcons (4: 2a, 2u). Five light morph adult Broad-winged Hawks was the second highest count of the season, and there was a late movement of 3 columbarius Merlins. Passerine movement was light with the commonest migrants being 27 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 26 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and 15 Yellow-rumped Warblers, with the only slightly unusual bird being the season’s 4th Orange-crowned Warbler. 12.67 hours (286.59) OSPR 1 (25), BAEA 2 (8), NOHA 3 (46), SSHA 47 (324), COHA 22 (117), NOGO 2 (41), UA 3 (14), BWHA 5 (37), RTHA 6 (80), GOEA 12 (59), AMKE 3 (24), MERL 3 (8), PEFA 4 (15), PRFA 2 (6), UU1 (2) TOTAL 116 (823)