December 1 [Day 97] (Valley View site) A cold front passed overnight dumping 18 cm of fresh snow at the site and lowering the temperature to -13C under a cloudless sky at 0720. Ground winds were initially light NE changing to WSW in the afternoon with occasional gusts to 15 km/h. Ridge winds were initially N to NW light to moderate until 1130 when a light to moderate W flow established becoming moderate after 1500. Up to 30% cumulus cloud cover developed between 1130 and 1630 giving excellent observing conditions, and under sunny skies the temperature rose to -3C at 1300 falling to -6C at 1700. December raptor movement started promisingly with a Rough-legged Hawk flying south at 0818 and an adult Bald Eagle gliding south at 0845, but the next birds did not appear until 1201 when 2 Bald Eagles, an adult and a juvenile, went south. There was then another long gap until 1523 when a Rough-legged Hawk flew overhead to the south and the last migrants of the day were 2 more Bald Eagles, an adult and a juvenile, at 1546. Migration conditions appeared to be ideal all day so the passage of only 7 birds may suggest that we are finally running out of migrants. An American Dipper flying high from the Gold Creek canyon towards the west at 0756 was a first December record, and was reminiscent of crepuscular high flight away from a river that was first observed at our Mount Lorette site which may be movement between watersheds or even true migratory flight. 10 hours (1092.4) BAEA 5 (653), RLHA 2 (83) TOTAL 7 (7104)