April 7 [Day 33] (George Halmazna) The temperature was -3C at 0700, rose to a high of 2C at 1400 and was 0C at the end of the day. Ground winds were calm to very light N to 1400, and subsequently light SE-NE, while ridge winds were NE all day generally moderate but gusting to 65 km/h in the morning. Cloud cover was 100% stratus to 1800 and then 70-100% stratus and cumulus to the end of the day. It snowed for most of the day with the ridges seen from the Hay Meadow 80-100% obscured all day. Observations were conducted from the Hay Meadow until noon, then at Lusk Creek until 1430, returning to the Hay Meadow to 1700 and finishing the day at Lusk Creek where the ridges finally cleared after 1800. The only birds observed from the Hay Meadow were an adult Bald Eagle at 1503 and an adult male columbarius Merlin at 1516 with both birds flying low to the north over the river. Between 1727 and 1808 the Lusk Creek site produced 7 birds: 1 adult Sharp-shinned hawk, 1 adult light morph calurus Red-tailed Hawk and 5 adult Golden Eagles. The highlight of the day however was an adult Glaucous Gull flying to the NE at 1890. 14 hours (377.83) BAEA 1 (148), SSHA 1 (12), RTHA 1 (15), GOEA 5 (2769), MERL 1 (2) TOTAL 9 (2995)