September 25 [Day 29] A good day for observation with 40% to 90% cumulus and altostratus cloud cover and steady west winds 30-40 gusting 55 km/h. The temperature climbed to 7C from a low of 2C and a few light rain showers in the afternoon were very brief. The combined species raptor count of 144 was the highest for the season and movement was steady all day between 0758 and 1850 with peak movement of 33 birds between 1500 and 1600. Season high counts were achieved for Bald Eagle (6), Golden Eagle (100) and, most remarkably, Peregrine Falcon (11) which is a daily record for any RMERF count. Last year the entire South Livingstone count produced only 6 birds! Nearly all the peregrines flew low overhead and one had a bird in its talons. I left the site thinking that I had only 99 Golden Eagles and was disappointed that a late shower had prevented our reaching the three-figure level, but a recount in the evening produced the extra bird. American Robins (58) again dominated the passerine movement, leavened with a few passage Yellow-rumped Warblers (3), Red-breasted Nuthatches (5) and Varied Thrushes (2), and a single male “Pink-sided” Junco amongst other species. 12.75 hours (321.44) BAEA 6 (30), SSHA 12 (457), COHA 3 (137), UA 1 (50), RTHA 6 (131), GOEA 100 (388), AMKE 2 (36), MERL 3 (6), PEFA 11 (19) TOTAL 144 (1360)