April
19 [Day
45] (Terry Waters) The temperature was -4C at 0830, rose to a high of
9C from 1500-1900 and was 7C at 1900. Ground winds were light SE at
first becoming light SW at 1100 and SW 10-20 gusting 30 km/h after
1400 before they diminished late in the day, while ridge winds were
moderate SW with a maximum gust of 67 at 1800. Cloud cover was
initially 10% scattered cumulus which gradually increased throughout
the day reaching 80% cumulus and stratocumulus by late afternoon.
Viewing conditions were excellent and there was a slow but steady
movement of raptors with 11 birds seen between 1125 and 1710. Five
adult light morph calurus
Red-tailed
Hawks all moved to the north above the centre of the valley, and 1
adult Bald Eagle and 5 Golden Eagles (2sa,3u) moved to the NW from
the Fisher Range to Mount Lorette. A single Greater Yellowlegs was
presumably one of those seen yesterday, while other bird species
included 4 Tree Swallows, 3 Mountain Bluebirds, 2 Varied Thrushes, 36
American Robins, 4 Bohemian Waxwings, 12 Dark-eyed Juncos and 1 male
Red-winged Blackbird. 10.5 hours (463.07) BAEA 1 (86), RTHA 5 (50),
GOEA 5 (1017) TOTAL 11 (1233)
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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