May 7 [Day 72] After having been soaked the day before and with thunderstorms forecasted today I decide to watch from the Valley View site. In the event I could have been on the ridge as showers were brief and confined to the afternoon and the thunder comprised only a few rumbles. Both the ground and ridge winds were light all day and cloud cover was 100% cumulus/stratus apart from mid afternoon when it cleared to 80-90%. Raptor movement was very sparse and all but one of the 8 birds seen occurred between 1141 and 1212, with an additional Sharp-shinned Hawk flying north at 1509. The unsettled weather is supposed to stay until Friday, but we shall see! 11 hours (827.7) SSHA 3 (150), COHA 3 (29), NOGO 1 (124), GOEA 1 (2929) TOTAL 8 (4038)