April 10 [Day 49] The temperature rose to 6C from a low of -2C, but high humidity and ground winds gusting to 40 km/h made it feel much cooler. Ridge winds were W-WNW moderate to strong all day, and cloud cover generally ranged from 30-70% cumulus, altostratus and cirrus except for brief snow flurries after 1645 when the eastern peaks were periodically obscured for up to 20 minutes. Raptor movement started at 0953 with a Golden Eagle and was slow but steady up to the last bird, the second Cooper’s Hawk of the season, moving north in a flurry at 1944. There were only six migrant species today including only the 3^rd Northern Harrier (an adult female) so far, and 2 of the 9 Red-tailed Hawks were adult dark-morph Harlan’s. Of the 24 Golden Eagles 5 were adults, 10 subadults and 9 juveniles. Keith managed to get up on the ridge for about 3 hours and added 3 of the Golden Eagles that were hidden from us at the time by a snow squall. The resident pair was again seen widely, occasionally in the company of a third non-migrant adult bird, but no nest visit was observed. A male “Pink-sided” Junco (J.h.mearnsi) was the first seen this year and the fourth Dark-eyed Junco subspecies recorded in the last three days. 13.25 hours (543.1) BAEA 2 (374), NOHA 1 (3), COHA 1 (2), NOGO 2 (82), RTHA 9 (108), GOEA 24 (2573) TOTAL 39 (3196)

Mount Lorette No observation owing to a lack of observers.