Monday, March 28, 2011

March 25 [Day 21] (George Halmazna) The temperature rose to a high of -1C after 1400 from a low of -7C. It was flat calm until 1000 after which N winds developed 15-25 gusting 40 km/h for the rest of the day, while ridge winds were calm or light and variable. Cloud cover was 60-100% stratocumulus, stratus and cumulus all day with all ridges including Skogan Pass obscured all day except for a brief 30 minute partial clearing around noon. It was humid and hazy all day with light snow flurries, and heavier snow appeared to be falling to the N, E and S. The only migrant raptors were 10 adult Golden Eagles that moved between 1145 and 1652 with 4 of the birds occurring between 1300 and 1400. The only other raptors seen were 2 adult resident Northern Goshawks. Other birds were also thin on the ground with the exception of a flock of 15 male Mountain Bluebirds. 11.92 hours (230.5) GOEA 10 (1564) total 10 (1665)


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