March 18 [Day 27] The early morning was calm with cloud covering much of the Livingstone Range until 1050, when it cleared for about 10 minutes allowing 6 Golden Eagles to move north. Between 1100 and 1200 it snowed and everything was obscured. In the afternoon moderate and occasionally strong W winds established with snow flurries and periods of snow persisting until 1755, after which it was generally sunny with the cloud diminishing to 5% by 1900. The temperature ranged from -3C to 4.5C, with much fluctuation. After the initial brief burst of migrants, the afternoon saw a steady stream of raptors moving north between the snow showers with maximum passage of 29 birds occurring between 1500 and 1600, and with 9 birds moving after 1900, the last at 1916. The first Red-tailed Hawk of the season moved low above the valley with a conspicuously full crop at 1241. At 1830 the resident pair of Golden Eagles spectacularly soared and displayed against the backdrop of a nearly full moon suspended in a blue sky above the Livingstone Range. Passerine migrants included 4 American Robins and 80 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches. 12 hours (278) BAEA 5 (210), NOGO 2 (30), RTHA 3 (3), RLHA 3 (10), GOEA 106 (1165) TOTAL 119 (1429)

Mount Lorette (Joel) There was again strong westerly winds all day, with periods of snow and flurries, and temperatures from -1C to 4C. Raptor movement occurred between 1107 and 1820 but 14 of the day’s total of 35 Golden Eagles moved in a 5 minute period around 1800. 9.75 hours (194.7) BAEA 3 (38), GOEA 35 (549) TOTAL 38 (591)