March 7 [Day 6] (Cliff Hansen, assisted by Anita Walker) The temperature was -10C at 0800 and fell to -12C at 0900 before reaching a high of 0C at 1400. Ground winds were light E-S until noon after which they were SW 5-10 gusting 25 km/h, while ridge winds were strong WSW-SW with plumes of snow combing off the ridges all day. Cloud cover was 5-10%. Only 2 migrant Golden Eagles were seen at 1329 and 1416, both of which were adult and both moved from the Fisher Range to Mount Lorette. Cliff had to leave for a meeting at 1500 and unfortunately his replacement was sick and unable to relieve him so it was a short day. A male Northern [Red-shafted] Flicker inspecting holes in the pump-house was the first for the season. 7.33 hours (53.32) GOEA 2 (10) TOTAL 2 (12)

Beauvais Ridge (Peter Sherrington, 1500-1715). The temperature was 1C, winds were strong WSW and it was cloudless until 1700 when 20% cirrus developed. A total of 5 migrants were seen between 1519 and 1549 and all moved high above the Beauvais Ridge to the NW presumably heading towards the southern end of the Livingstone Range. The flight comprised 1 adult Bald Eagle, 1 adult light morph calurus Red-tailed Hawk and 3 adult Golden Eagles. In addition 9 raptors heading south to roost were counted, 8 of which moved between 1624 and 1724. The “roosters” comprised 4 Bald Eagles (2a,2sa), 4 Rough-legged Hawks (3light, 1dark) and 1 adult Golden Eagle. 2.25 hours (6.5) migrants: BAEA 1 (2), RTHA 1 (1), GOEA 3 (10) TOTAL 5 (13); roosters: BAEA 4 (11), RLHA 4 (7), GOEA 1 (3) TOTAL 9 (21)