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.
03/02/2022
Observers: Bill Wilson, Heinz Unger, Caroline Lambert
07:20 AM
05:30 PM
Low -5C, high -4C
100% altostratus in the morning with variable mist and fog variably obscuring or not obscuring the eastern ranges, and the western ranges usually mostly to entirely obscured. The altostratus thinned in the afternoon, allowing nice sun and warmth through if we were out of the wind (5 - 20 km/h, occasionally 30, from the north), but the wind was relentless and chilly (brrrr). Eastern ranges nicely visible in the afternoon, western ranges slightly misty. At the end of the day, the sun disappeared behind cloud before sinking behind Mt. Bogart, and the already non-existent migration disappeared entirely.
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No migrants.
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1 adult Bald Eagle spent some time sitting on the top of a spruce east of the river.
One young Northern Shrike, ten White-winged Crossbills, four Canada Jays, a pair of Canada Geese flying north, and assorted ravens and chickadees.
Nothing of note.
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