March 5 [Day 14] Almost clear skies allowed the temperature to fall to -12C at 0720 and it only briefly rose to 3C at 1700. After 1000 the WNW winds gradually increased to strong by mid afternoon, and cloud cover was 20-40% cumulus until after 1800 when the sky became cloudless. The first migrant wasn’t seen until 1238 then movement was steady but slow until late in the day when 8 Golden Eagles and 1 Bald Eagle moved along the Livingstone Ridge after 1800 with the last migrant, which was the 100^th Golden Eagle of the season, still moving north at 1832. The count of 28 Golden Eagles is the highest so far this season and the strong late movement suggests that the main movement is beginning. The aerie is now adorned with fresh conifer branches and the resident pair was in evidence for much of the afternoon although neither bird was seen to visit the nest. At 1531 the female was perched on a snow-free slope to the SE, and was joined at 1542 by the male who, after perching beside her for about 10 seconds, copulated with her. At 1545 both birds took off and soared low over the hill, both performing low-intensity display flights. 11.33 hours (141) BAEA 4 (80) GOEA 28 (100) PRFA 1 (2) TOTAL 33 (192)

Mount Lorette (Cliff): The highest Golden Eagle count of the season so far with birds moving from 1335 to 1734, and the resident pair was seen for the first time over Mount Allan with one bird displaying. 11.25 hours (55) BAEA 1 (3) GOEA 8 (14) TOTAL 9 (17)