Mount Lorette (11 Nov 2022) 25 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 29 | 114 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Golden Eagle | 17 | 113 | 2340 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total: | 25 | 154 | 2704 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Graeme Dunlop |
| Observers: | Ruth Morrow |
Visitors:
15
Weather:
Cold with a low of -17 C and a high of -5 C. Quite calm at ground level. Ridge winds gradually increased through the day from calm in the morning to 25km/h SW by mid afternoon. Some cirrus clouds.
Raptor Observations:
Most migrants were seen flying along the eastern ridges at or near ridge level. Most eagles were able to glide but some were seen flapping and gliding. Days tally was 17 Golden Eagles (13 adults, 1 sub-adult, 2 juvenile, 1 unaged), 5 Bald Eagles (2 adults, 2 sub-adults, 1 juvenile), 3 Rough-legged Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds: Canada Jay 2 Black-billed Magpie 1 Common Raven 15 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Mountain Chickadee 1 Bohemian Waxwing 20
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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]
