September 11 [Day 18] The weather today was almost a rerun of yesterday’s but without any cloud, with the whole day being a “blue-out” making observation challenging. The temperature rose to 21C from a low of 10C and winds were generally 20-40 km/h from the WNW or W. The first migrant, a Prairie Falcon, came through a minute earlier than yesterday’s first bird, and movement was steady until 1500 when the flow suddenly slackened with no apparent change in conditions. The movement was again dominated by juvenile accipiters with a good variety of other raptors to keep it interesting. Early migrants moved close overhead giving stunning views of the birds against the azure sky. Passerine movement was again dominated by Red-breasted Nuthatches (78) with the largest single flock flying south being12 birds. First occurrences for the season were a rather late Yellow Warbler, a Black-capped Chickadee and a Steller’s Jay, while a Swainson’s Thrush was only the second record for the site. A Black-backed Woodpecker flying south at 1031 was a new species for the site, although I suspect that an unidentified woodpecker flying south yesterday morning was also this species. 11.75 hours (196.93) NOHA 3 (32), SSHA 27 (199), COHA 6 (67), NOGO 1 (14), UA 2 (22), BWHA 1 (6), RTHA 1 (67), GOEA 5 (26), AMKE 2 (31), PRFA 1 (5) TOTAL 49 (488)