October 30 [Day 39] (George Halmazna, assisted by Cliff Hansen) The initial temperature was 5C which turned out to be the high for the day. By 1100 it had dropped to 3C and after briefly rising to 4C around 1500 it fell to 2C at 1600 when the count was abandoned for the day. Ground winds were moderate SW in the morning becoming light in the afternoon, and ridge winds were probably moderate to strong SW all day. Cloud cover was 100% stratus all day bringing rain, the western mountains were substantially obscured all day, and the eastern ridges were up to 80% obscured before disappearing completely after 1400. The observers moved to the Lusk Creek site around 1130 and briefly found clearer conditions in which 3 adult Golden Eagles moved between 1217 and 1225, but conditions rapidly worsened generally and the count was abandoned at 1600. There was some waterfowl movement involving 85 Canada Geese in 3 flocks, 6 Mallards and 5 Common Mergansers, and other birds seen included 1 American Robin, 12 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 20 Bohemian Waxwings, 40 European Starlings, 1 Song Sparrow, 1 White-throated Sparrow, 3 Dark-eyed Juncos and 5 White-winged Crossbills.

8 hours (412.34) GOEA 3 (2318) TOTAL 3 (2593)

The further adventures of “Elaine” Today Elaine was just to the NW of Lake McDonald on the western flanks of the Rocky Mountains in Glacier National Park, Montana.