October 13 [Day 46] It was a gloomy morning with up to 90% altostratus cloud that quickly broke up after 1300 giving sunny conditions and cloudless skies from 1500 to 1730 before the development of 20% cirrus cloud gave some relief to our eyes. Winds were WNW initially then westerly gradually increasing from 10-20 km/h in the morning to 40-50 in the afternoon, and the temperature ranged from 2C to 7C. Raptor movement started early with a Rough-legged Hawk going through at 0758, but movement only really got into gear after 1100 and then rarely slowed until the last Golden Eagle was seen at 1859, by which time 474 raptors had passed south. Peak movement was 1200-1300 with the passage of 102 birds, but a late movement mainly involving Golden Eagles produced 86 migrants between 1800 and 1900. In the afternoon many of the birds soared close overhead in bright sunshine much to the delight of the 10 observers at the site, and the many visual highlights included an adult male Northern Harrier and our 32nd Peregrine of the season. Passerine highlights included a late Palm Warbler, our first White-winged Crossbills of the season (3), 7 Lapland Longspurs and 69 Grey-crowned Rosy Finches. 12.17 hours (514.27) BAEA 20 (164), NOHA 1 (50), SSHA 78 (1047), COHA 2 (176), NOGO 5 (53), RTHA 3 (173), GOEA 362 (2726), MERL 1 (20), PEFA 1 (32) TOTAL 474 (4612)