December 7 [Day 98] Clear skies overnight allowed the temperature to fall to -17C, and cloud cover didn’t exceed 20% cumulus all day, with the temperature climbing to -7C under sunny skies. The ground wind was less than 8 km/h NE-S all day and was often calm, while the upper flow was a steady light southerly all day. The first migrant raptor was an adult Bald Eagle at 1216 which was followed by a steady procession of another 34 Bald Eagles all but one of which (a juvenile) was adult. Sixteen of the birds moved between 1300 and 1400 and another 9 from 1500 to 1600, and the last flapped to the south at 1631. The total of 35 birds was the second highest daily Bald Eagle count of the season and only 1 less than the highest count on November 05, and was the highest raptor count since November 11. It was also the highest December RMERF single day Bald Eagle and total raptor count ever. 9 hours (1031.2) BAEA 35 (692) TOTAL 35 (8281)