May 8 [Day 73] I again watched from the Valley View site and with moderate to strong W winds on the ridge all day this time it proved to be the right decision. Cloud cover was 70-100% cumulus, stratus and, late in the day, cirrus and after some early morning cloud drape the mountains were clear all day except for the day’s only serous snow/hail event from 1810 to 1850 when everything was obscured. The temperature at the base of the ridge reached 7C from a low of 1.5C. The favourable winds and clear ridges allowed a reasonable movement of 17 raptors between 0951 and 1905, the highlight of which was an adult light morph Broad-winged Hawk at 1116 which was the 5^th of the season and equals the highest count for a RMERF spring count. The 10 Golden Eagles comprised 3 subadults and 7 juveniles, but it is doubtful if the birds would have reached Mount Lorette today as a snowfall of 20-30cm was forecast for the Kananaskis Valley. 12.67 hours (840.4) BAEA 1 (443), SSHA 2 (152), COHA 2 (31), BWHA 1 (5), GOEA 10 (2939), PRFA 1 (15) TOTAL 17 (4055)