September 25 [Day 6] (Joel Duncan) The temperature was 2C at 0800 but fell to 1C at 0900 before reaching a high at 1300 of 14C. Ground winds were light NE to 12 km/h until 1313 when the passage of a cold front was announced by gusts of 30 km/h. Before this time cloud cover had been 10% cirrus to 1100 after which stratus moved in from the west reaching 70% by noon and 100% as the front arrived bringing rain to 1400, followed by intermittent showers with all ridges obscured by cloud at 1500 and finally, after 1615, a thunderstorm with steady, heavy rain and sleet. The site was abandoned at 1700 with both the observer (who had forgotten his rain gear) and the notes in a rather damp state. Before the weather deteriorated a few migrants went though with columbarius Merlins flying south at 1030 (an adult male) and 1115 (of unknown age and sex), and 2 Golden Eagles (1sa,1j) that soared over the Fisher Range before gliding south at 1123. The highlights of the non-raptors were 1 Palm Warbler, 2 Swamp Sparrows and a male Purple Finch (all of which are uncommon at the site), along with 75 American Robins, 17 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 9 Dark-eyed Juncos ( 5 cismontanus and 4 montanus), 8 Red Crossbills, 17 White-winged Crossbills ans 2 Pine Siskins. A stag Elk, bugling in the early morning, obviously impressed his harem of 10 does.

9 hours (68.08) GOEA 2 (37), MERL 2 (3) TOTAL 4 (66)