Mount Lorette (26 Sep 2024) 21 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 13 | 92 | 92 |
| American Kestrel | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Merlin | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 21 | 124 | 124 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 19:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9.08 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Cliff Hansen, Kevin Barker, Peter Lloyd |
Visitors:
Five people stopped to chat, and two old friends, Cliff and Kevin, stayed for a couple of hours to help spot.
Weather:
The weather forecast that indicated rain diminishing at 9:00am should have said rain *increasing* at 9:00am. The start of the count was delayed until the rain stopped at 10:30am. In spite of the precipitation, the temperature was warm, starting at 9C, rising to 14C, and ending at 12C. It felt colder as the ground wind was blustery, though never over 20kph, and the sun was often behind clouds. Ridge winds were strong from the southwest, gusting up to 84kph. Cumulus clouds scudded across the sky from the west.
Raptor Observations:
In spite of the apparently good migration conditions, the number of Golden Eagles, 13 (7a, 1j, 5u), was low for this time of year. There was a good variety of other migrating raptors – 1 adult Red-tailed Hawk, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 1 Cooper’s Hawk, one accipiter sp., 2 American Kestrels, and 1 Merlin.
Non-raptor Observations:
There was a good variety of other birds, including several dozen ravens that flew from the east ridge over our heads to the west, and several flocks of robins all heading south: Belted Kingfisher 1, Canada Jay 2, Black-billed Magpie 1, Common Raven 35, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Mountain Chickadee 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3, Golden-crowned Kinglet 3, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, American Dipper 1, American Robin 60, American Pipit 10, Pine Siskin 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
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