November 18 [Day 83] Dawn Hall/Raymond Toal) Observations were again made from the Valley View site with the assistance of Nel and Keith. It was a warm day with the temperature 8C at 0800 peaking at 12C at 1100 and gradually cooling to 5C at 1700. Valley bottom winds were W generally 10-20 gusting 35 km/h but were again mainly strong at ridge level. The cloud pattern was the antithesis of that of yesterday with 20% cirrus at 0800 increasing to 50% cirrus and altostratus at noon then thickening to 100% stratocumulus after 1500 although the peaks and ridges remained clear. It was an excellent raptor movement for the latter half of November with birds moving high to the west of the ridge all day. The combined species count of 42 is the latest that we have counted at least 40 birds and the Golden Eagle total of 30 was also the latest that we have reached that mark. Movement started fairly early with a Golden Eagle at 0808 and by 1100 21 birds had been counted, 18 of which were Golden Eagles. Subsequent movement was slower but steady with 4 of the day’s 7 Bald Eagles moving between 1600 and 1645. A small unidentified Accipiter moving between 0900 and 1000 was probably a Sharp-shinned Hawk which would have made it the latest record for the site by one day. 9.33 hours (929.72) BAEA 7 (387), UA 1 (62), GOEA 30 (5127), UE 4 (26) TOTAL 42 (8059)