March 10 [Day 18] (Valley View site) I started the count at 1030 when the ridges were almost clear, but there was thick ice fog to the south until 1500. The starting temperature was -25C but it “warmed” up to -21C in the afternoon and quickly fell to -28C after the sun fell below Bluff Mountain. Ground winds were SW to W generally 5-10 km/h and upper winds were W-NW light to moderate, and the sky was essentially cloudless after 1500 when both cloud and fog dissipated. The first Golden Eagle flapped low to the north at 1530 and a further 9 followed it, the last moving at 1809, most of which also failed to get any significant lift. 9 hours (182.8) GOEA 10 (203) TOTAL 10 (307)
It was a little warmer at Mount Lorette where Ron Dutcher enjoyed temperatures that ranged from -24C to -15C with light W winds and an ice crystal fog that cleared around 1300. Raptor movement started around 1500 and lasted until just after 1700 with the passage of 14 birds, few of which managed to rise above the Fisher Range ridge. 7.5 hours (79.49) BAEA 1 (7), RLHA 1 (2), GOEA 10 (37), UE 2 (2) TOTAL 14 (49)