September 5 [Day 12] The first 2 hours were unusually calm, but after 0900 west winds gusting to 37 km/h kicked in, changing to NW late in the day. Cirrus cloud cover persisted all day averaging 30% in the morning but dwindled to 5% at 1300. Mercifully more cirrus moved from the NW in the afternoon restoring excellent viewing conditions, and the temperature reached 21C from a start at 10C. Raptor movement began with the passage of an Osprey at 0948 and was steady all day until the last Sharp-shinned Hawk moved at 1834. The all species total of 95 was not matched last year until September 23, and all species seen established or equaled the season’s high count. Movement is still mainly of juvenile birds and only 4 adults were identified today. The 4 kestrels counted yesterday were all males and today the 4 birds seen were all females (segregated migration?). There was a good variety of songbirds moving early in the morning, again dominated by Yellow-rumped Warblers (91) along with the occasional Orange-crowned, Townsend’s, MacGillivray’s and Wilson’s Warbler, but for the first time kinglets and nuthatches were fairly scarce. A dapper looking juvenile Clay-coloured Sparrow in a small flock of scruffy juvenile Chipping Sparrows was a first for the site, and Black-billed Magpies made their first appearance for the season. 12.17 hours (129.4) OSPR 3 (5), NOHA 11 (22), SSHA 36 (88), COHA 18 (45), NOGO 7 (10), UA 4 (14), BWHA 1 (4), RTHA 8 (44), GOEA 3 (9), AMKE 4 (18) TOTAL 95 (271)