Sunday, April 15, 2012


April 14 [Day 40] (Cliff Hansen, assisted by Kevin Barker) It was yet another day of poor weather with very light snow becoming moderate after 0900 and with periods of heavy wet snow after 1100 that lead to an accumulation of around 5 cm by mid afternoon. The ridges were completely obscured and cloud cover was 100% low stratus all day. Ground winds were light W-SW all day and ridge winds were calm to 1100 after which they were light N-NNE. The starting temperature was 1.5C which fell to 0.5C from 1300 to 1540, which is when the observers finally gave up on the day. At 1413 a juvenile Bald Eagle soared low and flew to the SW and at 1530 what was assumed to be the same bird flapped low to the north above the river and was regarded as a migrant. Apart from the eagle, the day produced 30 other species of bird including the season's first Pacific Wren that was seen feeding with Ruby-crowned Kinglets. 8.16 hours (404.07) BAEA 1 (79) TOTAL 1 (1159)

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