October 5 [Day 41] (Valley View site) Snow and flurries continued until the early afternoon and the Livingstone Ridge rapidly cleared after 1600 with the sky becoming cloudless by 1630. Lift was initially very poor but a Cooper’s Hawk managed to soar at 1736 and go south, and Golden Eagles managed to get airborne and glide south at 1753 and 1821. 2.5 hours (487.63) COHA 1 (281), GOEA 2 (677) TOTAL 3 (2553)
Mount Lorette [Day 13] (Cliff Hansen) Temperatures ranged from -2C to 7C with 100% cloud cover to 1030, and all ridges cleared by 1100 after which the sky rapidly cleared and it become cloudless after 1300. Ground winds were light S to SW and finally W never exceeding 10 km/h and ridge winds were mainly moderate SW. Apart from a Merlin at 1122 and a Northern Goshawk at 1340, raptor movement didn’t really get under way until 1827 when the first 3 of the day’s 12 Golden Eagles soared and went south, with the last 2 eagles of the day moving in rapidly fading light at 1927. 12 hours (169.67) NOGO 1 (13), GOEA 12 (413), MERL 1 (1) TOTAL 14 (515)