November 1 [Day 41] (Joel Duncan, assisted by Cliff Hansen) Unfortunately Joel couldn't make it to the site until 1100 when the temperature was 2C which rose to a high of 3C at 1500 and fell to -0.5 at 1830. Ground winds were W-SW mainly 5-15 km/h which gusted to 30 km/h in mid-afternoon, ridge winds were moderate SW gusting to 58 km/h at 1400, and it was essentially cloudless all day. The late start probably didn't result in too many birds being missed as the first Golden Eagle was not recorded until 1405, and when the last Bald Eagle was noted at 1715 a total of only 14 migrants had been tallied: 3 adult Bald Eagles, 1 adult Sharp-shinned Hawk and 10 Golden Eagles (2a,2sa,1j,5u). The highest hourly count was 6 Golden Eagles between 1400 and 1500, and all the birds were located over the Fisher Range, mainly gliding high but moving at ridge-top level late in the afternoon. Other birds noted included 1 Blue Jay, 50 Bohemian Waxwings, 1 American Tree Sparrow and a sudden influx of American Dippers with 6 present on the river near the site, probably brought lower by the onset of cooler weather.

7.5 hours (465.86) BAEA 3 (104), SSHA 1 (110), GOEA 10 (3350) TOTAL 14 (3722)

The adventures of “Elaine” (Golden Eagle #78453) Elaine appears to have moved back NNW along the Lewis Range and is now only 25 km SSE of where she roosted on October 29