Mount Lorette (18 Mar 2023) 45 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 37 | 37 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 41 | 240 | 240 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 45 | 283 | 283 |
| Observation start time: | 06:45:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:45:00 |
| Total observation time: | 12 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Allison Zukewich, Mustafa Onder Ersin |
Visitors:
46 visitors stopped to talk. Seven stayed for a while and watched migration.
Weather:
In the morning the sky was clear, the wind was light and the low was -8C. Clouds increased in the afternoon leaving 70-80% cirrus overhead until the end of the day. The high was 4C, which felt tropical compared to the sub-zero temperatures we experienced in the first half of March. Wind gusts reached 20 km/h from the SW in the afternoon. Ridge winds were also SW, light to moderate in the morning and probably strong in the afternoon. Conditions for spotting and ageing were usually good.
Raptor Observations:
Migration started a little slow with a few eagles per hour trickling through in the late morning and afternoon, giving us a count of 15 Golden Eagles by 3 pm. After 4 pm a good late day rush brought and additional 30 migrants. All but one used the eastern ridges. Their height was variable but they tended to be high more than low. The total was 41 Golden Eagles (34a, 1 sa, 6u) and 4 Bad Eagles (2a, 1sa, 1j). Local raptors included an adult Bald Eagle flying south along the Fisher Range, an unaged Golden Eagle that was flying around near Mt. Lorette but didn’t seem to be going north, and an immature Northern Goshawk flying above the east side of the valley.
Non-raptor Observations:
Common Goldeneye 2 Pair flying along the river Killdeer 1 Flying along the river. Probably disappointed by the lack of open shore (still covered in deep ice & snow) Great Horned Owl 1 Heard while walking out in the evening Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Canada Jay 2 Common Raven 8 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Mountain Chickadee 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 Brown Creeper 1 European Starling 2 American Robin 1 Pine Grosbeak 1 Pine Siskin 3 Dark-eyed Junco 2
Red Squirrel 3
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