Wednesday, November 9, 2011

November 4 [Day 44] (Terry Waters) It snowed all morning and began to clear around noon, and Terry arrived at the site at 1330 where there was 3cm of fresh snow on the ground. The temperature at 1330 was -6C, rose to -2C at 1600 and was -4C at 1830. Ground winds were light NNE all day as probably were the ridge winds, although the Nakiska Ridgetop weather station failed to provide data all day. Cloud cover was 100% stratus all morning with all ridges obscured reducing to 50% stratocumulus and cirrus at 1500, with the west 50% obscured, Mount Lorette in cloud and the Fisher Range draped all afternoon. Not surprisingly raptor movement was very sporadic and comprised 1 adult light morph calurus Red-tailed Hawk at 1525, 1 adult Golden Eagle at 1609, 1 adult Bald Eagle at 1645 and 1 unaged Sharp-shinned Hawk that flew to the south in a flock of 95 Canada Geese at 1815. A total of 300 Canada Geese flew south in 4 flocks, a Townsend's Solitaire was at the site and a probable adult male Black Bear was near the meadow at 1330.

5 hours (491.11) BAEA 1 (107), SSHA 1 (112), RTHA 1 (27), GOEA 1 (3364) TOTAL 4 (3745)

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