September 26 [Day 31] At 0900 observation was taken over by Denise, Karola and Raymond as I had to go to Calgary. The temperatures rose to 11.5C from a low of 2C and the winds varied between WNW and W all day reaching 18 km/h in the early morning, but were generally light or even calm after 1000. Cloud cover was 0-10% cumulus until noon after which cumulus cloud cover increased steadily to 70% by 1600 and was replaced after 1700 by fairly uniform altostratus cloud that made age determination of high-flying birds difficult. The first raptor, an adult Bald Eagle, appeared at 0943, but steady movement did not start until 1012 and was fairly continuous thereafter until 1750 after which only two more Golden Eagles were seen. Maximum passage was 22 birds between 1200 and 1300. The total of 27 Golden Eagles was a disappointing count for this stage of the season and we still await a significant movement: maybe tomorrow which is the day of the Crowsnest eagle festival! All three Accipiter species moved in good numbers and at 1213 the 18th Broad-winged Hawk of the season, a light morph adult, was recorded. One of the day’s 7 Red-tailed Hawks was an adult dark morph “Harlan’s”. At 0817 a male Varied Thrush was singing at the site, the 84th bird species recorded this season. Other migrants included 26 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 36 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 1 Townsend’s Solitaire, 83 American Robins, 1 White-crowned Sparrow, 17 Dark-eyed Juncos, 128 White-winged Crossbills and 48 Pine Siskins. 12.25 hours (353.67) BAEA 3 (26), NOHA 2 (32), SSHA 31 (728), COHA 9 (164), NOGO 7 (64), UA 1 (35), BWHA 1 (18), RTHA 7 (118), GOEA 27 (272), MERL (15), PRFA 1 (7) TOTAL 98 (1558)