March 19 [Day 28] Early calm and cloudless conditions gave way after 1000 to moderate SW-W winds with variable amounts of altostratus and cumulus cloud for the rest of the day. Temperatures ranged from -4C to 4C, but the wind made it feel much cooler. The first migrant was at 0820 but movement was relatively slow until after 1300 after which migration was steady until 1835 when it suddenly stopped. The busiest hour was 1300-1400 when 38 birds moved. The highlights were first RMERF March records for Ferruginous Hawk (a light morph adult at 1407) and American Kestrel (an adult male at 1430), and the second Gyrfalcon of the season at 1648. The resident pair of Golden Eagles was conspicuous all day with the first display flight seen at 0755 and the last at 1920. Most of the display is now over the Livingstone Range and the birds have not been seen anywhere near the Bluff Mountain nest for over a week. It is probable that the female has now opted for an aerie situated on the higher mountains north of the site. 12 hours (290) BAEA 5 (215), NOGO 2 (32), RTHA 2 (5), FEHA 1 (1), GOEA 153 (1318), AMKE 1 (1), GYRF 1 (2) TOTAL 165 (1594)

Mount Lorette (Doug) A lack of cloud until 1800 made the detection of high-flying eagles a challenge. Winds were moderate westerly again until 1800 when they abated, and the temperature ranged from -12C to 3C. The first Bald Eagle was seen at 0940, but the second migrant, a Golden Eagle, did not appear until 1152, and 44 of the day’s 104 Golden Eagles moved between 1800 and 1900. The last bird of the day was relatively late at 1934. 11.75 (206.4) BAEA 4 (42), GOEA 104 (653) TOTAL 108 (699)