November 10 [Day 47] (Joel Duncan, assisted by Cliff Hansen) Despite the previous two days' weather there was only about 6 cm of fresh snow on the ground, but it remained cold. The temperature at 0900 was -14C, rose to a high of only -9C between 1400 and 1700 and was -11C at the end of the day. Ground winds were light NE or variable, to calm all day and ridge winds appeared to be light SW all day. An initial cloud cover of 90% altostratus quickly reduced to 10% cirrus and cumulus at 1100 and after 1400 cloud was present only in trace amounts. The calm conditions did not appear to favour raptor movement and only three migrants were seen: an adult Golden Eagle at 1318, an adult Bald Eagle at 1418 and an adult Golden Eagle at 1552. All birds were flapping along the Fisher Range at ridge level. A poor raptor flight was compensated by a flock of 16 Greater White-fronted Geese flying south at 1015 and an odd-looking junco in a flock of “Oregon” morphs that appeared to show the character of a “Grey-headed” Junco (J.h.caniceps), a subspecies that rarely occurs north of Colorado. Other species seen included 13 Canada Geese, 2 non-migratory Northern Goshawks (1a,1j),1 juvenile Northern Shrike, 7 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 5 Pine Grosbeaks and 6 Common Redpolls.

8.5 hours (483.42) BAEA 1 (119), GOEA 2 (2625) TOTAL 3 (2966)