March 23 [Day 29] (Valley View site) It snowed all morning and I arrived at 1155 when all ridges were still obscured. Steady snow continued until 1400 and light flurries persisted to 1600. The cloud lifted somewhat at 1500 although the ridge tops never fully cleared and lowered again after 1830. The temperature ranged from 0C to 4C and winds were light SW. An adult Bald Eagle flapped low to the north at 1601 and between 1609 and 1722 17 Golden Eagles flapped to the north occasionally soaring below the cloud base, and then the movement stopped as suddenly as it started. A couple of days ago Bob Pisko attempted to access the ridge-top site. He had to walk the upper 1.5 km of the access road and was turned back just 200m above the parking area by thigh-deep soft snow. It is obviously going to be a few more weeks before we can get up there. 7.25 hours (310) BAEA 1 (195), GOEA 17 (1574) TOTAL 18 (1810)
Mount Lorette (Brian McBride) Snow persisted until noon and the Fisher Range only cleared at 1230. Winds were light and the temperature rose to 3C from a low of 0C. The first Golden Eagle appeared flapping low to the NW at 1338 and the last moved at 1857 with maximum movement of 15 between 1600 and 1700. Lift was poor throughout and no birds reached the ridge top. 9.5 hours (214.5) BAEA 4 (22), SSHA 1 (2), NOGO 1 (5), GOEA 45 (435) TOTAL 51 (472)