September 2 [Day 9] After 6 days of upslope conditions, the winds today were W generally between 20 and 40 km/h but peaked at 64km/h at 1500. The temperature ranged from 14C to a season high 22C, and after a morning of cloudless skies up to 30% scattered cumulus developed greatly improving observation conditions, and after 1700 thin cirrus spread across the sky reaching 100% at 1900. The day’s raptor flight was dominated by accipiters with 15 Sharp-shinned Hawks (1 adult, 12 juveniles, 2 unknown), 5 Cooper’s Hawks (1 adult, 3 juveniles, 1 unknown) and 3 juvenile Northern Goshawks occurring out of a total of 27 migrants. Four American Kestrels (3 females, 1 male) were the only other raptor migrants. Although the resident pair of adult Golden Eagles was seen on several occasions they were not accompanied by a juvenile bird. Today saw the earliest movement so far with 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks and a Cooper’s Hawk seen between 0918 and 0931, but the migration also finished early with only a single goshawk occurring after 1616. Passerine movement was relatively thin but included 2 American Goldfinches which are uncommon on the ridge. The highlight of the day, however, was a single Vaux’s Swift that flew low to the south along the western rim of the ridge furnishing only the second record for the site and the first for a fall migration. 12.5 (111.08) SSHA 15 (86), COHA 5 (19), NOGO 3 (8), AMKE 3 (13) TOTAL 27 (208)