Mount Lorette (23 Oct 2023) 2 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 53 | 55 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 104 | 134 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 27 | 31 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 18 | 23 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Golden Eagle | 2 | 2384 | 2541 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 26 | 44 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Total: | 2 | 2669 | 2918 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 5.75 hours |
| Official Counter | James Bannon |
| Observers: | Theresa Gawron |
Visitors:
About 7 brave hiker souls passed by the site today but none stopped to join us to bask in a glacial facial.
Weather:
We started our morning just after 8am, with periods of light intermittent snow and zero degrees. The cloud line was mid valley with about a 300 meter clearance over our heads. It obscured the peaks in every direction. We stayed until 2 pm, when the snow became heavier with about a 1/2 k of visibility.
Raptor Observations:
We managed to spot two individual adult Golden Eagles at separate times, both moving down the valley from north to south with mostly a slow glide and the occasional flapping. They were easy to spot with the naked eye as they likely were just over the river and below the clouds. As they moved on the falling snow would obscure them from sight.
Non-raptor Observations:
It was reasonably busy with other birds: 9 Ravens – they never seem to mind the weather, 25 Bohemian Waxwings, 15 Pine Grosbeak, 1 Crossbill (sp), 3 Pine Siskin, 1 Gull (sp), 1 Robin, 1 White-crowned Sparrow, 1 White-throated Sparrow, 1 Northern Shrike, 2 American Dipper, 3 Mountain Chickadee, 1 Lapland Longspur, 1 Song Sparrow, 1 Ruffed Grouse. We also watched a Pine Marten, as we wondered if he was going to cross the Kananaskis River. Not a nice day for a swim, although the Dippers loved it and were especially chattery.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
