October 10 [Day 45] The weather was almost a repeat of yesterday with the temperature rising to -3C from a low of -6C, E to ENE winds generally 10-20 km/h and 90-100% cirrostratus and cumulus cloud cover until 1700 after which it thinned to 50-70% cumulus. Snow squalls periodically moved from the east, especially in the early afternoon, and only stopped after 1800, but the ridges were only ever briefly obscured. Raptor movement was also similar to yesterday with slow but steady movement all day between the first and last Golden Eagles at 0824 and 1901 with numbers increasing after 1500. An Osprey at 1523 was the second latest record for the site and all 4 Red-tailed Hawks were dark morph “Harlan’s” (3 adults and 1 juvenile). The 7 Rough-legged Hawks was the highest daily count so far this season, with the last 2 birds moving high to the south at 1850 and 1856. Yesterday’s count at Mount Lorette (Peter Roxburgh) was 68 that included 56 Golden Eagles and late records of Broad-winged Hawk and American Kestrel. Today under more challenging weather conditions Cliff Hansen counted 16 migrants, 13 of which were Golden Eagles. There was an interesting variety of non-raptor migrants at Piitaistakis-South Livingstone with passerines including the first 25 Bohemian Waxwings of the season (bird species #91), 40 American Robins (a single flock at 0915), 57 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches and 96 White-winged Crossbills. A season high total of 29 Canada Geese in 3 skeins moved high to the west as did 2 Common Loons at 1636. The highlight, however, was the day’s penultimate bird which was the site’s first ever Parasitic Jaeger flying high and fast to the south, west of the ridge at 1857. The species was the 92nd of the season and the 150th bird species recorded for the ridge area since the start of systematic counts in fall 2006; it is also the first time that the species has been seen in the Crowsnest Pass area. 12.08 hours (516.91) OSPR 1 (27), NOHA 1 (46), SSHA 10 (1213), NOGO 2 (103), RTHA 4 (186), RLHA 7 (16), GOEA 23 (1931) TOTAL 48 (3975)