March 15 [Day 14] (Terry Waters, assisted by Cliff Hansen) The temperature was 1C at 0830, 5C at 1200 and 2C at 1730. Ground winds were SW 20-30, gusting to 50 km/h around noon while ridge winds were strong SW all day. Cloud cover was 100% low stratus all day with the western ridges 50-100% obscured and the eastern ridges progressively occluded and reached 100% at 1430 at which time the observers moved to the Lusk Creek site. Flurries were experienced all day at Hay Meadow, and although the ridges were clear at Lusk Creek the observers were greeted by light rain. No migrant raptors were seen at either site, although 1 adult Bald Eagle and 2 Northern Goshawks (1a,1j) were resident near the Hay Meadow site. A singing Varied Thrush at 0900 was a first for the season. 8 hours (127.61) TOTAL 0 (81)

Beauvais Ridge (Peter Sherrington, 1600-1630) 6C, moderate WSW winds, 100% stratus, light rain and all mountains to the south obscured. No resident or migrant raptors and no prospect for them either. 0.5 hours (14.08) TOTAL 0 (50)

The further adventures of “Elaine” Elaine continued moving NNW and was near the Alaska Highway about 100 km N of the Peace Arm of Williston Lake, S of the settlement of Sikanni Chief.