March 10 [Day 22] (Valley View site) Cold air persisted today despite the sunny conditions with the temperature only rising to 2C between 1600 and 1730 from a low of -5C. Ground winds varied from NW to SW 5-20 km/h to 1140 when they strengthened gusting 25-35 km/h until 1700 when they became light, and ridge winds were moderate to strong WNW to 1700 after which they were light to moderate. Cloud cover started at 70% stratocumulus, cumulus, cirrus and altocumulus diminishing to 5-20% cumulus after 1300 and become cloudless after 1600. Raptor movement started early with the first Golden Eagle moving north at 0749 and subsequent movement was remarkably steady all day peaking at 13 birds/hour three times, with the last bird still in the air at 1837, the latest so far this season. The combined species total of 107 is the highest so far and the 101 Golden Eagles (99a,1sa,1j) is the earliest three-figure count for the species at the site by one day. Three of the day’s 4 adult Bald Eagles moved after 1754, and the only other migrants raptors were 2 adult Northern Goshawks. At 1027 a resident Prairie Falcon performed its tern-like flight display over the valley well distant from any possible nest site. The only other migrants were a flock of 120 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches flying high to the north at 0846. 11.75 hours (245.5) BAEA 4 (145), NOGO 2 (16), GOEA 101 (337) TOTAL 107 (516)

Mount Lorette [Day 10] (Cliff Hansen) It was even colder at Lorette where the temperature only climbed to 0C at 1500 from a low of -12C and was back to -4C at 1800. Ground winds were light S-SW in the morning, reaching 15 km/h in the afternoon and becoming light again after 1600, while blowing snow indicated moderate W winds on the ridges. It was essentially cloudless all day making for challenging observing conditions. Only Golden Eagles moved today with all 16 birds (12a,1sa,1j,2u) recorded between 1519 and 1651. 11 hours (109.8) GOEA 16 (134) TOTAL 16 (174)