Mount Lorette (24 Sep 2022) 16 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 11 | 94 | 94 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: | 16 | 140 | 140 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 19:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 12.03 hours |
| Official Counter | Annie Finch |
| Observers: | Rain Saulnier, Rick Robb |
Visitors:
20: The site was graced with many interested and enthusiastic visitors today, including a few eagle-eyed kids.
Weather:
From +6C at dawn, the temperature steadily increased to a high of +17C by 5:00pm. A gorgeous day of clear skies and light winds made for rather poor raptor migration and spotting conditions.
Raptor Observations:
The first raptor of the day was a Golden Eagle of undetermined age at 10:00am. Raptors continued in a slow trickle of roughly two per hour until supper time, with a small burst before sunset. The resident Northern Goshawk made a few appearances; a Sharp-shinned Hawk was observed lurking low in the forest near sunset.
16 migrating raptors were observed: 11 Golden Eagles (6 adult, 4 subadult, 1 unaged); 2 Bald Eagles (2 adult); 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk (1 adult); 2 unidentified eagles.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds: 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 2 Clarkâs Nutcracker, 15 Common Raven, 2 Mountain Chickadee, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 American Dipper, 120 American Robin, 1 American Pipit, 1 Dark-eyed Junco, 2 White-throated Sparrow.
Tom, the resident American Dipper, made a last-minute cameo as the sun set.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
