April 17 [Day 53] (Valley View site) The temperature reached 14C from a low of 1C, and ground winds were generally light and variable to1335 when they became W-WSW gusting 30-50 km/h until 1800 after which they became generally light again. Ridge winds were W moderate to strong all day, and cloud cover was 20-100% cirrus and cirrostratus until 1400 when thick altostratus quickly developed as a Chinook arch which persisted until late in the day. Once again raptor movement was slow and sporadic with the first migrant, a Red-tailed Hawk appearing at 0941, but by 1500 only 3 birds had been seen. The first Golden Eagle didn’t move until 1554 and only 6 further were seen, the flight comprising 3 subadults and 4 juveniles. A little variety was added by the late movement of a Rough-legged Hawk and an adult male Northern Harrier, and the last bird was the day’s second subadult Bald Eagle at 1937. The Golden Eagle counted at 1629 was the 2500th of the season, 9 days later than the mark was reached last year, and the count for the species is now 154 fewer than at this time last year. A male American Three-toed Woodpecker was the first recorded on a spring count here. 13 hours (584.2) BAEA 2 (385), NOHA 1 (4), RTHA 2 (112), RLHA 1 (21), GOEA 7 (2503) TOTAL 13 (3159)