Mount Lorette (20 Sep 2024) Raptors

Visitors:
2 intrepid souls were out in the rain.

Weather:
It was a short day at the site. The start was delayed due to low clouds and rain, which gave way to heavy, broken clouds which still mostly obscured the ridges. There was some hope that the clouds would clear up, and although each peak could be seen at various times in the morning, the clouds closed in, and rain and hail caused the count to be terminated by noon, as the wind picked up and the temperature dropped suddenly from 7C to 3C. I stuck around the area for a while, but, although there were clear skies occasionally above the valley and the wind died down, it rained off and on, and the clouds never lifted off the ridges all afternoon.

Raptor Observations:
No migrant raptors were seen. The only raptor was an Osprey that flew north along the bottom of the ski slopes.

Non-raptor Observations:
Very few of the trees at the site had any yellow on them – most unusual. It barely looked like fall at all. There were a few other birds around – a Belted Kingfisher, one Northern Flicker, three Canada Jays, one Common Raven, two Black-capped Chickadees, one Mountain Chickadee, two Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and eight Yellow-rumped Warblers.

Predictions:
Should be a perfect day with southwest winds, a few clouds, and fresh snow on the ridges.

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