May 14 [Day 77] (Piitaistakis Ridge and Valley View sites) Snow persisted until 1000 when it eased to light rain at which point I climbed to the ridge only to see the snow return. At 1200 I left the ridge and watched from the Valley View site in the afternoon which is just as well as a thunderstorm developed around 1715 bringing heavy rain, hail and sleet. Temperatures ranged from -2C to 11C, and winds were light N-NW to1300 after which winds shifted to light to moderate SW. Ridges were largely obscured to1300 and again after 1730. Only 1 migrant raptor was seen, an adult Peregrine Falcon at 1506, bringing the season’s total to 7 which is one more than last year and a new high for spring RMERF counts. 11.25 hours (870.8) PEFA 1 (7) TOTAL 1 (3677)