March 12 [Day 11] (Cliff Hansen, assisted by Brian McBride) The temperature was -4C at 0820, rose to a high of 2C at 1400 and was -1C at 1900. Ground winds were SW 5-15 gusting 25 all day, while ridge winds were strong SW gusting to 129 km/h in the early afternoon. Cloud cover was 20-30% cumulus, altostratus and cirrostratus to 1400, that rapidly increased to 100% cumulus and altostratus at 1500 and 100% stratus after 1700. The western ridges were 5-20% obscured to 1500, then 90-100%, and the eastern ridges quickly clouded over to 80% after 1500. Light snow started at 1800. A total of 11 migrant raptors, 1 adult Bald Eagle and 10 Golden Eagles (3a,1j,6u, were recorded at the Hay Meadow site between 1132 and 1732. Because of the weather conditions Brian and Leona moved to the Lusk Creek site where between 1430 and 1640 they recorded 11 more migrant raptors: 2 adult Bald Eagles and 9 Golden Eagles (8a,1j). Because of the deteriorating weather conditions at Hay Meadow, the two counts have been combined in the total. The only other migrants seen were a flock of 11 Canada Geese flying high to the NE over the Fisher Range at 0930. 11 hours (101.69) BAEA 3 (6), GOEA 19 (58) TOTAL 22 (64)

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