March 29 [Day 26] (Alan Hingston 0715-1000, then Terry Waters) The temperature rose to a high of 5C from 1100 to1400 from a morning low of 1C, and was 3C at the end of counting. Ground winds were initially light SW but were 10-20 gusting 30-40 km/h between 1000 and 1300, after which they became light again, while ridge winds were SW-SSW moderate to strong gusting to 99 km/h in the morning but decreased to less than 20 km/h at 1400. Cloud cover was 100% altostratus initially, that diminished to 30% at 1100 before quickly thickening to 100% stratus with flurries starting at 1400 turning to snow after 1500. The western ridges were 50% obscured in the morning and 100% after 1400, while the eastern ridges were clear to 1630, but by 1640 all ridges were obscured and the observers moved to the Lusk Creek site. A total of 9 birds, 1 light morph Rough-legged Hawk and 8 Golden Eagles (6a,1sa,1u) were seen from the Hay Meadow between 0822 and 1300, and the move to Lusk Creek only added 1 more unaged Golden Eagle before the weather finally terminated the count at 1730. A resident Golden Eagle was seen displaying from the Hay Meadow and other birds seen there included 14 American Robins and 1 Western Meadowlark. 10.25 hours (255.68) RLHA 1 (4), GOEA 9 (750) TOTAL 10 (802)

The further adventures of “Elaine” Today Elaine flew WNW to 65 km west of the Alaska-Yukon border and ended the day about 100km N of Tetlin Junction, again very close to where she was on this date last year.