October 14 [Day 47] Winds were WNW to W all day generally 25-30km/h and occasionally gusting to 40 km/h, and the temperature rose to 11C from a low of 3C. Cloud was essentially absent with only traces of cirrus which occasionally covered up to 2% of the sky. Fortunately there were 23 visitors to the site and the many eyes on the blank sky were a great help in finding raptors. Not that there were many to find in the morning with only 8 birds moving south, but after 1230 migration suddenly started in earnest and movement was steady until 1800 after which only 6 birds were seen. Peak movement was 1500-1600 with 77 birds migrating. Golden Eagles (224) comprised 84% of the 268 birds seen and Sharp-shinned Hawks (19) were relatively scarce after 5 days of strong movement. Of the 5 Red-tailed Hawks two were juvenile “Harlan’s”: one dark and one intermediate morph. Passerine movement was as sluggish as the morning raptor movement but included our 5th Palm Warbler of the season (much to the delight of Doug and Teresa who had managed to avoid the previous four) and late in the day our 3rd Steller’s Jay. 11.67 hours (525.94) BAEA 6 (170), NOHA 2 (52), SSHA 19 (1066), COHA 1 (177), NOGO 4 (57), RTHA 4 (178), RLHA 3 (22), GOEA 224 (2950), UE 2 (6), UU 2 (7) TOTAL 268 (4880)