September 22 [Day 27] The day started inauspiciously with rain to 0930 and all peaks obscured, but it then quickly cleared and further rain held off until 1800. Winds were generally moderate westerly apart from a spell around noon when they gusted to 60 km/h, and the temperature rose to 8C from a low of 3C. Cloud cover was mainly cumulus from 70-100% giving good observation conditions although dark clouds in the late afternoon made it almost impossible to age the smaller migrants. The total count was similar to that of yesterday although the composition was totally different, with the flight dominated today by small Accipiters. The 14 Red-tailed Hawks was the highest total so far this season and included 6 “Harlan’s Hawks”. Compared with this date last year the combined species and Golden Eagle counts are 311 and 125 higher respectively than in 2006. American Robins again dominated a rather thin songbird movement, but there was also a steady flow of small flocks of Mountain Bluebirds flying south in the morning. A visiting group from the Alberta Wilderness Association swelled the number of observers to 27, the highest so far this season. 11.67 hours (296.02) BAEA 2 (19), SSHA 45 (427), COHA 10 (131), RTHA 14 (118), GOEA 19 (200), AMKE 1 (34), MERL 1 (3), PRFA 1 (9) TOTAL 93 (1090)