October 19 [Day 54] It was not an auspicious start to the day with low stratus cloud obscuring all the ridges, a moderate E wind and light drizzle, so I stayed in the parking area at the base of the ridge hoping that it would eventually clear. At 1220 the cloud appeared to be lifting so we climbed to the site which remained shrouded in thick cloud until 1400 when it lifted off the Piitaistakis Ridge but the mountains to the north did not fully clear until 1625. The E wind became light after 1200 then shifted to SSW-S after 1500 but never exceeded 6 km/h and was often calm. The upper winds shifted to W but were also only light. The temperature only reached 0.5C from a low at 1300 of -2C, but as the cloud cleared to 20% cumulus after 1700 it felt much warmer under the hazy sun. Only 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks and a Rough-legged Hawk moved low beneath the cloud base in the morning, and concerted movement only started at 1446 when Golden Eagles soared W of the ridge and flapped heavily to the south. The next 2 hours saw 34 and 26 Golden Eagles move respectively and the last one, number 77, was seen at 1758. As the clouds cleared accipiters also started to move, and the last bird of the day was a Rough-legged Hawk at 1825. Passerine movement was very limited but included 385 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches and the first Snow Bunting of the season (species #95). Things also got off to a slow start at Mount Lorette where winds were light all day, with Bill Wilson not seeing the first Golden Eagle until 1123. Things gradually picked up and by the time the last bird was recorded, a Rough-legged Hawk at 1828, he had seen 115 migrants comprising 6 Bald Eagles, 1 Northern Harrier, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 8 Northern Goshawks, 3 Rough-legged Hawks, 94 Golden Eagles and 2 Merlins. Maximum passage was 30 raptors (25 Golden Eagles) between 1700 and 1800 which suggests that we should have some good movement at Piitaistakis-South Livingstone tomorrow morning. 11.67 hours (622.34) BAEA 2 (97), SSHA 9 (1390), COHA 2 (229), NOGO 2 (152), RLHA 3 (39), GOEA 77 (3935) TOTAL 95 (6295)