November 11 [Day 77] (Valley View site) (Vance Mattson after 0900) The temperature rose to 2C from a low of -2C and fell to -2.5C at 1700. Ground winds were light variable to 1300 after which they were WSW gusting to 20 km/h until 1700 when it was calm, and ridge winds were moderate W all day except between 1330 and 1630 when they became strong. Cloud cover was 100% mainly stratus between 0800 and 1530 after which it cleared to 40-60% cumulus and altostratus. Snow, often heavy, fell between 0825 and 1410 with the ridges during this period mainly obscured. A Rough-legged Hawk and a Golden Eagle moved south before the ridges became obscured, a single Golden Eagle moved at 1359 during a brief clear spell, and the only concerted raptor movement came between 1532 and 1602 when 6 Bald Eagles and 1 Golden Eagle went south. A female Common Merganser flying north at 0825 was the 106th bird species recorded this season and was only the second duck ever seen on a fall count at the site. 10.58 hours (890.63) BAEA 6 (375), RLHA 1 (63), GOEA 3 (4101) TOTAL 10 (6612)