September 21 [Day 2] (Cliff Hansen)The temperature reached a high of 23C at 1500 from a morning low of -1C and was still 17C at 1900. Surface winds were initially light and variable becoming SW 10-20 gusting 25 km/h at 1100 and S gusting 35 km/h after 1700, and ridge winds were mainly moderate SW-SSW gusting over 60 km/h by late afternoon. Cloud cover was 10-40% altocumulus, lenticular and cumulus all day giving excellent observing conditions. The day's first migrant was an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk at 1106, and the first of 5 Golden Eagles passed at 1309 with the last seen at 1512. The final count comprised 1 adult Sharp-shinned Hawk and 5 Golden Eagles (1a, 2j, 2u) with all the eagles moving very high from Mount Lorette to the Fisher Range. Few passerines were see but included 3 Vesper Sparrows, but the non-raptor highlight was and intensive interaction between a male and a female Belted Kingfisher that spent 5 minutes pursuing and dive-bombing each other above the river: in the end only the female remained.

12 hours (24) SSHA 1 (2), GOEA 5 (10) TOTAL 6 (14)