August 26 [Day 2] After overnight rain the ridge was swept with frequent showers until 1430, after which the clouds thinned and finally provided an excellent backdrop of 30-40% cumulus. West winds gusting to 25 km/h and temperatures of 4C to 5C, together with the rain, made for a chilly August morning and when the clouds finally lifted off the High Rock Range of the Continental Divide it revealed the first snow of the season. The temperature quickly climbed to 10C after noon with the westerly winds gusting to 50 km/h. It was another slow day for raptors with the season’s first migratory Red-tailed Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk moving between 1100 and 1200, then nothing until 1740 when an adult female Northern Harrier flew south, followed soon after by 2 subadult Golden Eagles. Passerine movement was predictably slow because of the weather, but the afternoon produced about 175 White-winged Crossbills, 150 of which flew south while the rest fed near the site for a couple of hours. While sheltering from one of the many showers under a krumholtz Douglas Fir in the early afternoon I was joined by a female and juvenile Dusky Grouse that vocally expressed their displeasure at my presence, but decided that I was a better bet than the rain! 11.67 hours (22.67) NOHA 1 (1), SSHA 1 (1), RTHA 1 (1), GOEA 2 (3) TOTAL 5 (7)