Since the fall of 2009, there has been a reconnaissance count at or near the Steeples Ridge which is located on the east side of the Kootenay Valley (Rocky Mountain Trench) 25 km NE of Cranbrook, B.C.
Steeples Observations
See the count reports for historical data.
11/10/2021
Observers: Bill Wilson, Brian McBride and Cliff Hansen
07:05 AM
05:10 PM
-1C rising to +1C then dropping to -2C at the end.
A nice mix of sun and cloud all day, with ground winds mostly SSW 5-10 occasionally gusting to 20 or 30 km/h and ridge winds SW to W 30 to 50, gusting up to 80 km/h. Despite the "light" ground winds, though, what wind there was was feeling very chilly by the end of the day.
5 (4 adults and one unaged)
1 Rough-legged Hawk (dark phase)
Pretty evenly distributed with either one or zero migrants each hour from 9 am to the end.
6
1 Goldern Eagle
240 Canada Geese heading south very high up (flock sizes ranging from 25 to 100 birds).
Nothing of note.
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