April 7 [Day 50] (Valley View site) It was another high wind day with mainly W-SW winds gusting 50-60 and occasionally 70 km/h, with strong WNW ridge winds all day. The temperature rose to 8C from a low of 0C and cloud cover was 60-100% altostratus, lenticular, altocumulus, cumulus and cirrus giving an excellent observation background. Raptor movement was again thin with only 9 birds moving between 1017 and 1646, including 1 juvenile Bald Eagle and 5 Golden Eagles: 3 adults, 1 subadult and 1 juvenile. 12.25 (582.9) BAEA 1 (336), NOGO 1 (68), RTHA 2 (48), GOEA 5 (1981) TOTAL 9 (2496)

Mount Lorette [Day 38] (Ron Dutcher, and Cliff Hansen after 1400) The temperature reached 5C at 1500 from a low of 1C, surface winds were W becoming SW at 1500, 10-20 gusting 30 km/h, ridge winds were strong W all day and cloud cover was 80-100% stratocumulus, cumulus and lenticular. Only 6 migrants were recorded between 0927 and 1812: 1 late subadult Bald Eagle and 5 Golden Eagles (3a,1j,1u) 12 hours (433.2) BAEA 1 (77), GOEA 5 (1117) TOTAL 6 (1245)