Mount Lorette (08 Mar 2024) 28 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 08, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 24 | 41 | 41 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 28 | 49 | 49 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Annie Finch |
| Observers: | Bill McKeeman |
Visitors:
9 people stopped in to chat about the count.
Weather:
The morning started out at -3°C, rose to 3°C by 3:00 pm, and stayed there until we left at 5:30 pm. Ground winds were moderate throughout the day with some gusts up to 20 km/h. Ridge winds were strong from the WSW and high winds were strong out of the west, until around 3:00 pm when the wind shifted to the NW. The day started out with an almost clear blue sky. High cirrus and low cumulus clouds, and a beautiful Chinook Arch, combined to provide significant cloud cover for the rest of the day. No precipitation was observed.
Raptor Observations:
All the eagles observed today used the east ridges. The strong chinook winds from the SW until the early afternoon provided a steady stream of migrants tucked up and gliding fast and many Golden Eagles remained unaged. Light conditions were good, but the eagles kept us guessing by using a variety of flight path heights throughout the day. Many flew behind Patrick and across the front of Lorette.
Golden Eagles: 11a, sa, j, 2ui, 11u Bald Eagles: 1a, 2sa, j, u Undifferentiated Eagles: 1
No other raptors, migrant or resident, were observed.
Non-raptor Observations:
It was a slow day for songbirds with only Common Ravens, Boreal Chickadees, and a solitary Black-billed Magpie observed.
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