April 2 [Day 39] (Valley View site) (Vance Mattson) The temperature ranged from -6C to 4C with light W to variable ground winds which were probably light to moderate on the ridge. Cloud cover was 70-90% altostratus, altocumulus and lenticular cloud until 1100, after which it was 100% stratus with some imbedded cumulus. Periods of snow, flurries and sleet occurred after 1300, with the ridges becoming variably obscured. I took the early shift from 0700 to 0830 and had 2 adult Bald Eagles move north at 0720: the earliest migrants of the season so far. Vance took over at 0830 and didn’t see another migrant until 1103 when a Golden Eagle moved north and movement was then sporadic with the highest hour being 1500-1600 when 5 Golden Eagles passed. The day’s last bird was a Golden Eagle at 1611. 11.33 hours (414.9) BAEA 3 (256), UB 1 (1), GOEA 12 (2284) TOTAL 16 (2651)
Mount Lorette (Cliff Hansen) The temperature reached 2C from a low of -10C and ridge winds were light SW in the morning becoming moderate in the afternoon. Cloud cover was 40-90% cumulus and cirrus becoming 100% stratus after 1500 producing light flurries and partially obscuring the Fisher Range. The first 2 migrant Golden Eagles did not appear until 1212 and the movement peaked between 1300 and 1400 with the passage of 2 Bald Eagles and 10 Golden Eagles. Movement thereafter became sporadic as the clouds lowered, with the last bird flapping low towards the NW at 1743. 12.5 hours (319.9) BAEA 4 (41), GOEA 21 (710) TOTAL 25 (770)