Mount Lorette (18 Mar 2024) 76 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 18, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 31 | 31 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 72 | 1032 | 1032 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 76 | 1070 | 1070 |
| Observation start time: | 06:45:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:45:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10 hours |
| Official Counter | Jessica Banas |
| Observers: | Lynette MacCulloch |
Visitors:
It was fairly quiet during the day with only 3-4 people stopping by to chat. There were 3 visitors who helped spot during the afternoon.
Weather:
The morning was chilly at -2C but warmed throughout the day to 12C. The morning was quite still on the ground with almost no breeze, but as the day went on the breeze steadily picked up. It was almost impossible to tell what winds were doing on the ridges with no clouds in the sky at all, for the entire day.
Raptor Observations:
Although weather conditions seemed similar to the day prior, the raptor movement could not have been more different. The birds moved almost exclusively on the western ridges, with only two eagles taking the eastern side. In total, Golden Eagles included 58a, 13sa, 1j. One Merlin(u) was seen streaking across the west side of the valley around noon. One adult Goshawk flew high across the east side of the valley in the early afternoon. A bit later, two adult Bald Eagles were seen traveling high above the east ridges. One local adult bald eagle was seen during the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds included: 4 Trumpeter Swans, 4 Canada Geese, 2 Common Merganser, 2 Ruffed Grouse, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 2 Canada Jay, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 7 Common Raven, 5 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 Mountain Chickadee, 1 Boreal Chickadee, 1 European Starling, 1 American Robin, 3 Bohemian Waxwing.
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