May 15 [Day 78] (Piitaistakis Ridge) There was 5 cm of fresh snow on the ridge but it had melted by mid afternoon as the temperature rose to 7C from a low of -2C. Winds were W-WNW all day averaging 20-30 km/h in the morning and strengthening to 35-50 km/h by the late afternoon, and cloud cover was 10-90% cumulus giving excellent observation conditions. Raptor migration was again slow with 10 birds moving between 0949 and 1757 which included the season’s 3rd Swainson’s Hawk at 1157 (a dark morph adult) and 3rd Turkey Vulture at 1319 (an adult). The 3 Golden Eagles comprised 1 subadult and 2 juveniles, and the 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks were both juveniles, but accipiter movement still continues to be slow. 12.67 hours (883.5) TUVU 1 (3), BAEA 1 (432), SSHA 2 (82), UA 1, SWHA 1 (3), GOEA 3 (2708), MERL 1 (23) TOTAL 10 (3687)