April 24 [Day 59] Prospects again looked poor early with steady snow and everything obscured until 1000 when the ridges quickly cleared, and the snow finally stopped at 1020. Cloud cover thereafter ranged from 100% to 70% cumulus and altostratus giving some welcome sunny periods that allowed the temperature to rise to 8C from a low of -7C. Ground winds were very light until 1530 when SW winds gusting to 20 km/h developed and the ridge winds were moderate westerly all day. Light snow flurries developed again in the late afternoon, and snow squalls to the south periodically interrupted the flow of raptors. The first migrant raptor was a Cooper’s Hawk at 1131 and movement was then steady until the last bird, the 32^nd Golden Eagle of the day, went north in a snow flurry at 1910. The total of 65 migrants is the second highest this month after April 01 (101) and the 18 birds between 1400 and 1400 is the highest hourly count so far this month. The count included the 3^rd Gyrfalcon of the season (a grey morph), the second Peregrine Falcon (an adult) and the highest daily counts so far of Osprey (3), Cooper’s Hawk (4) and Merlin (3). The Golden Eagle total was the highest since April 08 and comprised 2 adults, 5 subadults and 25 juveniles. Non-raptor migrants included 38 American Robins and 148 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches, but the highlights were a Wilson’s Snipe flying north at 1420 (the first shorebird ever for this count), and a male Belted Kingfisher also flying north at 1534. 12.25 hours (667.2) OSPR 3 (5), BAEA 7 (417), SSHA 9 (40), COHA 4 (9), NOGO 2 (104), RTHA 3 (153), GOEA 32 (2703), MERL 3 (10), GYRF 1 (3), PEFA 1 (2) TOTAL 65 (3510)