October 25 [Day 58] A cold front passing south overnight deposited 3 cm of fresh snow on the ridge and produced a temperature of -4C at 0800 which briefly reached 0.5C at 1500 before gradually falling back to -3C at 1900. Winds were again westerly all day but generally between 20 and 30 km/h which after yesterday felt like a breeze. Cloud cover was 10-50% cumulus generally providing an excellent viewing background. Raptor movement started slowly with only 31 birds passing before 1525 after which there was a dramatic influx of Golden Eagles with 143 mainly adult birds moving before the last was seen at 1830. Most of the birds soared high to the north for several minutes before gliding south and soaring kettles of 7 or 8 birds were common. The Sharp-shinned Hawk total has now exceeded 1200 for the second consecutive year and the Northern Goshawk at 1426 was the 100th of the season. Passerine movement was strong in the morning, with most birds moving before 0900 and included 120 Bohemian Waxwings, 1 Dark-eyed [cismontanus] Junco, 2 Snow Buntings, 1 Purple Finch, 95 Grey-crowned Rosy Finches, 5 Red Crossbills, 134 Common Redpolls and 10 Pine Siskins. The fresh snow revealed the track of a Raccoon on the trail to the site which is a new mammal for the study area. 11.5 hours (653.51) BAEA 14 (269), SSHA 5 (1202), NOGO 5 (101), GOEA 163 (4597) TOTAL 187 (6848)