April 30 [Day 69] (Valley View site) I arrived on site at 1055 when there was only 5% cumulus cloud cover and all ridges were clear. The temperature was 5.5% which rose to 11C at 1400 and was still 9.5C at 1900 which substantially melted the snowfall of the 28th. Ground winds were mainly NW-NE gusting on occasion to 17 km/h, ridge winds were moderate NW all day and the cumulus cloud cover reached 70% between 1400 and 1730 before reducing to 40% at the end of the day. Despite the clear conditions 4 Golden Eagles, 2 subadults and 2 juveniles, moved north between 1457 and 1838. 8.5 hours (799.2) GOEA 4 (2097) TOTAL 4 (2797)

April summary We spent 26 days at the site during the month which is the same as the last 2 years, and 302 hours which is 4% below the 2008-9 average. The combined species count of 496, however, is 50.42% below average and only Turkey Vulture 5 (+100%), Cooper’s Hawk 12 (+14.3%) and Rough-legged Hawk 12 (+71.4%) exceeded the average of the previous two years. All other species recorded below average counts: Osprey 4 (-66.7%), Bald Eagle 61 (-57%), Northern Harrier 10 (-41.2%), Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 (-50.7%), Northern Goshawk 17 (-64.6%), Broad-winged Hawk 0 (-100%), Swainson’s Hawk 0 (-100%), Red-tailed Hawk 70 (-53.9%), Ferruginous Hawk 2 (-69.2%), Golden Eagle 258 (-48%), American Kestrel 0 (-100%), Merlin 6 (-60%), Gyrfalcon 1 (-71.4%), Peregrine Falcon 0 (-100%) and Prairie Falcon 1 (-80%).