Sunday, March 6, 2011

March 6 [Day 3] (Bill Wilson) The initial temperature of -19C at 0705 fell to -21C at 0900, rose to a high of -10C at 1500 before again falling to -15C at 1840. Ground winds were N-NE (occasionally NW) 0-10 occasionally gusting 20 km/h, while ridge winds were calm to moderate SW gusting to 33 km/h. Cloud cover was initially 80% cumulus decreasing to 5-20% for the rest of the day, and there was very light snow for the first two hours of the count. The day’s first migrant raptor was an adult Golden Eagle moving from the Fisher Range to Mount Lorette at 1435 while the second (and last of the day!) was an adult Bald Eagle moving north from the northern end of the Fisher Range at 1445. 11.58 hours (32.5) BAEA 1 (1), GOEA 1 (2) TOTAL 2 (4)

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