Vicki Ridge and Steeples, November 5
Tuesday, November 05 Vicki Ridge [Day 44] 0745-1000 (Peter Sherrington observing from the Waterton 61 wellsite on the western flank of Vicki Ridge). There was again fog in Beaver Mines but at 0745 the ridges at the site were completely clear, the temperature was -1C, the wind was SE-E 5-10 gusting 15 km/h and cloud cover was 100% stratocumulus. At 0900 and 1000 the temperature was 0C, it was calm or light SE winds and light snow began to fall at 0905 that gradually increased in intensity and by 1000 all ridges were obscured. No migrant or resident raptors were seen and the only birds recorded were 16 Common Ravens most of which flew high to the east from Kyllo Ridge.
2.25 hours (398) TOTAL 0 (4322)
Tuesday, November 05 Steeples [Day 29] 1300-1630 (Vance Mattson). The temperature was 5C, it was calm and cloud cover was 60-100% thin altostratus, cumulus and altocumulus. No migrant or resident raptors were seen.
3.5 hours (133.8) TOTAL 0 (447)
| SUMMARY COUNTS, FALL 2019 | |||
| MOUNT LORETTE September 20-November 15 | VICKI RIDGE September 20-November 15 | STEEPLES September 20-November 15 | |
| DAYS | 44 | 44 | 31 |
| HOURS | 449.5 | 398 | 133.8 |
| TURKEY VULTURE (TUVU) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| OSPREY (OSPR) | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| BALD EAGLE (BAEA) | 134 | 293 | 154 |
| NORTHERN HARRIER (NOHA) | 7 | 14 | 13 |
| SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (SSHA) | 56 | 512 | 38 |
| COOPER’S HAWK (COHA) | 8 | 80 | 0 |
| NORTHERN GOSHAWK (NOGO) | 37 | 76 | 4 |
| Accipiter sp. (UA) | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| BROAD-WINGED HAWK (BWHA) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| SWAINSON’S HAWK (SWHA) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RED-TAILED HAWK (RTHA) | 11 | 137 | 25 |
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (FEHA) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (RLHA) | 13 | 417 | 3 |
| Buteo sp. (UB) | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| GOLDEN EAGLE (GOEA) | 2358 | 2671 | 191 |
| Eagle sp. (UE) | 24 | 19 | 6 |
| AMERICAN KESTREL (AMKE) | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| MERLIN (MERL) | 5 | 18 | 1 |
| GYRFALCON (GYRF) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| PEREGRINE FALCON (PEFA) | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| PRAIRIE FALCON (PRFA) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Falco sp. (UF) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Unidentified Raptor (UU) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 2675 | 4322 | 447 |
