October 28 [Day 63] (Doug and Teresa Dolman) It was another pleasant day for observation with the temperature ranging from 7C to 13.5C and winds out of the W that were steady all day at 25-30 gusting 30 km/h. Cloud cover was also a consistent 60-70% altostratus and cirrus with a Chinook arch developed over the Livingstone Range which at times was so dark that aging high flying eagles was impossible, but which ultimately produced a spectacular sunset. A Northern Goshawk was the first bird of the day at 0833, but movement was generally slow until 1300 after which 61 of the day’s 85 migrants moved, with the last bird, the day’s 76th Golden Eagle, recorded at 1812. Only 4 species of raptor were seen, the lowest raptor diversity this month with the exception of the weather-interrupted day on October 4, the other migrants being 3 Bald Eagles, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk and 5 Northern Goshawks. The 76 Golden Eagles comprised 50 adults, 3 subadults, 7 juveniles and 16 birds of unknown age. A flock of 45 American Crows seen near the hoist house at 0830 was only the second fall record for the site (the first in October), was the second for the ridge proper, and is the 99th bird species recorded this season. A total of 75 Bohemian Waxwings was the highest count so far, and there was the usual steady stream of finches in the morning: 31 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches, 22 Pine Grosbeaks, 10 Common Redpolls (but no crossbills) along with 13 Red-breasted Nuthatches (the highest count since October 6) and 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets. 11 hours (724.33) BAEA 3 (204), SSHA 1 (1445), NOGO 5 (216), GOEA 76 (4664) TOTAL 85 (7322)