October 23 [Day 58] The 100 km/h winds that were forecasted did not materialise with W winds gusting to 70 km/h at 0900 and then diminishing to between 35 and 55 km/h for the rest of the day. The temperature was 4C at 0800, rose to 6C at 1300 and was still 3C at 1850. Maximum cloud cover was 70% altostratus and altocumulus at 0900 that gradually declined to 5% at 1500 and was then cloudless for the rest of the day. Raptor movement started at 0838 with the first Golden Eagle and continued steadily until 1500 after which it became very sporadic until the last 2 Golden Eagles glided high to the south at 1825. The day’s migration was a real surprise for this time of year with 9 raptor species moving and of the total of 107 migrants only 35 were Golden Eagles. The 11 Bald Eagles equals the season’s high total to date and a juvenile Northern Harrier was the first seen at the site since October 11. Sharp-shinned Hawks (19) continue to move in fair numbers and the 20 Northern Goshawks (15 adults and 5 juveniles) is a new single-day record count for the site. The 6 Red-tailed Hawks comprised 2 calurus adults (1 dark and 1 light morph) and 4 “Harlan’s” red-tails all of which moved between 1310 and 1356 and comprised 2 dark morph adults and a dark morph juvenile and an adult intermediate morph bird. The 13 Rough-legged Hawks is the highest count so far this season and a male American Kestrel at 1805 is the latest ever seen at the site by 19 days. Passerine movement was also varied and abundant including 7 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 1 American Robin, 8 European Starlings (the first for the season and bird species #96), 30 Bohemian Waxwings, 841 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches, 158 Pine Grosbeaks (which is a new single-day record for the site), 8 Red Crossbills, 91 White-winged Crossbills and 30 Common Redpolls. Not a bad day! 11.33 hours (668.34) BAEA 11 (134), NOHA 1 (47), SSHA 19 (1429), NOGO 20 (191), RTHA 6 (203), RLHA 13 (56), GOEA 35 (4356), AMKE 1 (18), PRFA 1 (16) TOTAL 107 (6874)