September 26 [Day 7] (Terry Waters) The disturbance of the previous day proved to be short-lived although the air remained cool with a starting temperature of 2C, a high of 15C at 1700, and 9C at 1830. It was calm to 1000 then ground winds were SW 5-10 km/h becoming NE at 1500. Ridge winds were probably moderate WSW. It was cloudless until 1300 (although valley fog obscured the western route until 1100 and the east was periodically obscured by fog patches), with up to 10% scattered cumulus developing for the rest of the day. It took some time for the migration to get going with the first migrant raptor, an adult Northern Goshawk, not seen until 1526, quickly followed by the first of the day's 10 Golden Eagles (6a, 1sa,3u) at 1535, the last of which passed at 1735. Also recorded in the total of 14 migrants were 2 adult Bald Eagles and an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk. Other birds included 1 Pileated Woodpecker, a Varied Thrush singing early in the morning, 4 Fox Sparrows feeding on the path to the site, 12 White-winged Crossbills and 46 Pine Siskins. Hundreds of Mourning Cloak butterflies flying high to the south above the valley were again, on occasion (but only temporarily), confused with eagles moving along the Fisher Range to the east!

10.25 hours (78.33) BAEA 2 (5), SSHA 1 (11), NOGO 1 (2), GOEA 10 (47) TOTAL 14 (79)