May 3 [Day 72] (Valley View site) The temperature rose to 6.5C at 1000 from a low of 4C, fell to 3.5C at 1100, rose to 5C at 1700 and was 1C at 1800. Ground winds were SW-WSW gusting to 30 km/h in the morning and to 40 km/h in the afternoon, and ridge winds were WNW moderate to strong to 1000 after which they were W strong. Cloud cover was 100% stratocumulus and cumulus becoming low overcast from 1045 to 1545 when light snow became steady wet snow and the site was abandoned between 1115 and 1620. From 1620 to 17450 cloud cover was 60-70% cumulus and mainly sunny, but snow redeveloped after 1745 and I gave up on the day at 1835 after having seen just 1 migrant raptor, an adult Bald Eagle at 1726 that was movo0ng north ahead of the approaching snow system. 6.5 hours (829.9) BAEA 1 (379) TOTAL 1 (2819)