Wednesday, March 23, 2011

March 21 [Day 17] (George Halmazna) The temperature reached a high of -2C between 1400 and 1900 from a low at 0700 of -5C. Ground winds were calm or very light until late morning becoming moderate N-W and then N gusting to 40 km/h in the afternoon, while ridge winds in the afternoon were ENE-NE 2-22 km/h. Cloud cover was 90-100% stratus and cumulus and light snow fell all day. All ridges were obscured in the morning and the eastern ridges became 30% clear for periods in the afternoon. One of these periods saw 32 of the day's 36 migrant raptors move along the Fisher Range between 1422 and 1500, and the last bird went north at 1545. The flight comprised 6 Bald Eagles (5a, 1j) and 36 adult Golden Eagles, and 2 non-migratory Northern Goshawks were also noted. Non raptor species included the season's first Killdeer, 3 Snow Buntings, 6 Common Goldeneye flying north and 280 Bohemian Waxwings. 12.5 hours (184.33) BAEA 6 (48), GOEA 36 (689) TOTAL 42 (759)

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