September 24 [Day 5] (Bill Wilson) The warm weather continued with a temperature of 15C at 0700 that rose to 25C at 1200 and remained at 24C for most of the afternoon. Ground winds were S-W peaking at gusts of 30 km/h between 1300 and 1500, while ridge winds were strong SW-SSW all day with a peak gust of 186 km/h at 1500. With the exception of occasional single small clouds in the afternoon it was essentially cloudless all day. A total of 9 migrant Raptors moved between 0931 (a Sharp-shinned Hawk) and 1849 (the last of 4 Golden Eagles) with a maximum hourly count of 3 (2 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 1 Northern Goshawk) between 1700 and 1800. The flight comprised 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks (1a,1j,2u), 1 juvenile Northern Goshawk and 4 Golden Eagles (2a,1sa,1j). Other migrants included a flock of 40 California Gulls (37a,3j) soaring and drifting high to the south at 1718, 25 Red Crossbills, and 280 Pine Siskins flying south in flocks of 10-80 birds. Birds seen around the meadow included 6 Yellow-rumped Warblers and 87 American Robins.

13 hours (61.33) SSHA 4 (8), NOGO 1 (1), GOEA 4 (32) TOTAL 9 (45)