October 19 [Day 52] A rather unpleasant (and un-forecasted!) day with winds from the WNW and NW gusting 30 to 45 km/h, 100% stratocumulus cloud cover for most of the day and temperatures ranging from 0C briefly to 3C in the early afternoon when it briefly stopped snowing. The Livingstone Range to the north cleared for a couple of hours after noon and allowed passage of 21 raptors before cloud re-enveloped the peaks, and heavy snow at 1530 caused us to abandon the ridge. I continued watching from the base of the ridge and saw a further 9 birds moving south between 1628 and 1707 before heavy rain and sleet at 1745 finally brought a trying day to an end. As might be imagined passerine movement was limited but a single flock of 20 Grey-crowned Rosy Finches passed close by me just after 0900 in heavy snow when visibility was only around 10 m. 10.5 hours (584.19) SSHA 5 (1177), NOGO 2 (78), GOEA 23 (3903) TOTAL 30 (6032)