September 23 [Day 4] (Bill Wilson) The same weather pattern persisted with the temperature reaching 23C at 1700 from a low at 0700 of 1C, and was 18C at 1930. Ground winds were SSE-SE 0-2 gusting 6 km/h to 1400, shifted to NNE 2-6 gusting 15 km/h to 1800 then were NW 2-6 km/h for the rest of the day. Ridge winds appeared to be light SE in the morning becoming light W in the afternoon. Cloud cover was initially 100% altostratus thinning after 0900 to 30-50% cirrostratus that diminished to 10% at the end of the day. Sunny conditions prevailed all day and there was no trace of smoke. Lift was initially poor but improved as the day wore on, with all of the season-high total of 26 birds seen moving from Mount Lorette to the Fisher Range. The total comprised 1 adult male and 1 undifferentiated female/juvenile Northern Harriers, 8 Sharp-shinned Hawks (3j,4u), 1 unaged Northern Goshawk, 1 juvenile dark-morph calurus Red-tailed Hawk and a season-high 14 Golden Eagles (3a,7j,4u). Peak movement was 7 birds recorded between 1600 and 1700. Other birds included 8 migrating Canada Geese, 1 male Belted Kingfisher, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 112 migrating American Robins and 14 White-winged Crossbills. There was a steady flow of high-flying Mourning Cloak and Milbert's Tortoiseshell butterflies that on occasion made it appear that eagles were moving along the Fisher Range Ridge to the east!

12.5 hours (46.58) NOHA 2 (2), SSHA 8 (8), NOGO 1 (1), RTHA 1 (6), GOEA 14 (31) TOTAL 26 (54)