October 26 [Day 35] (Terry Waters, assisted by Rod Smith) When Terry arrived at the parking area at 0800 the temperature was -11C but low stratocumulus cloud was obscuring all the ridges so he delayed the start of observation to 1030, by which time the temperature had risen to -7C. The day's temperature high was -5C between 1300 and 1500 and was -6C when the count was abandoned at 1600. Ground winds were NW to 1300, then N, generally light but gusting to 15 km/h late in the day, while ridge winds were moderate WNW all day. By 1030 the stratocumulus cloud cover had broken to 90% allowing brief sunny breaks, but by 1400 it was again 100%. The western ridges were 80-100% obscured all day, but eastern ridges were more-or-less clear by 1030; at 1600, however, they were again 100% obscured as the snow flurries that had persisted all day turned to steady heavy snow. The observers' persistence was rewarded by 7 migrant raptors – 1 adult Northern Goshawk and 6 Golden Eagles (5a,1u) - that were seen between 1200 and 1450. All birds moved singly with low flapping flight, either overhead above the centre of the valley or against the face of the Fisher range. There was some migration of waterbirds with 10 Common Loons (8+2), 16 Canada Geese, 2 Mallards and 1 Common Merganser flying to the south, and other birds seen included 4 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 1 American Robin, 140 Bohemian Waxwings, 1 Fox Sparrow of the race schistacea, 5 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches, 16 Common Redpolls and 22 Pine Siskins.

5.5 hours (372.84) NOGO 1 (24), GOEA 6 (2251) TOTAL 7 (2516)