November 3 [Day 69] My first visit to the ridge in over a week was a cool one with the temperature only ranging between -1C and 1C and WNW to W winds gusting 50-60 km/h all day. The initial cloud cover of 60-70% altostratus and altocumulus diminished to 20-30% cumulus and cirrus between 1000 and 1130 providing welcome sunshine, but then a Chinook arch quickly developed covering up to 90% of the sky which only drifted off to the east after 1600. Raptor movement started slowly with the first Golden Eagle at 0850 and only 5 birds by 0900, but then they obviously found conditions favourable and the next 4 hours produced 70 migrants and movement was persistent until the last Bald Eagle went south at 1638. For the 3rd day in a row this month Bald Eagles (19) moved fairly strongly with 8 of the birds seen between 1300 and 1400, but the biggest surprise was the Golden Eagle movement which in recent days appeared to be fading away, and the total of 71 birds (65 adults, 2 subadults, 4 juveniles) is the 3rd highest November count at the site. Passerine movement was sporadic throughout the day and comprised 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 American Robin, 55 Bohemian Waxwings (highest for the season), 50 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches, 57 Pine Grosbeaks, a single flock of 48 Red Crossbills, 34 White-winged Crossbills and 40 Common Redpolls. 11 hours (788.31) BAEA 19 (281), NOGO 1 (230), RLHA 3 (79), GOEA 71 (4886) TOTAL 94 (7662)