February 27 [Day 10] (Valley View site) It was much warmer today with the temperature reaching -1.5C from a low of -6C, but ground winds varying from NNE to W gusting between 20 and 50 km/h all day made it feel almost as cold as yesterday at times. Ridge winds were constantly WNW moderate to strong all day, and cloud cover was 20-40% cumulus, altostratus and cirrostratus producing a mainly sunny sun. Raptor migration started early with the first Golden Eagle appearing at 0755, the earliest so far this season, but the second bird, a Bald Eagle was not seen until 1018, and the third, a Golden Eagle not until 1319. Subsequently, however, movement became more frequent and the day’s total of 11 Golden Eagles was the second highest so far. The last bird moved north at 1745, the latest to date this season. 10.75 hours (98.6) BAEA 2 (58), GOEA 11 (56) TOTAL 13 (121)