February 26 [Day 9] (Valley View site) The temperature rose from -22C at 0900 to -15C at 1300 then rapidly fell to -23C once the sun fell behind the mountains to the west. Ground winds were generally light W-SW, ridge winds were also light and probably still SE while the upper wind was N. Cloud cover was initially 100% stratus with the Livingstone Ridge obscured at 0800, but by 0900 the cloud cover had started to thin and the ridge was almost clear. The clouds slowly cleared from the north and by 1430 the sky was cloudless, with the sun making the low temperatures easier to stand. The light winds and the probability that low cloud persisted over ridges to the south until late in the day meant that raptor movement was slow, with just 1 adult Bald Eagle and 2 adult Golden Eagles recorded between 1232 and 1558. 9.25 hours (87.75) BAEA 1 (56), GOEA 2 (45) TOTAL 3 (108)