Mount Lorette (03 Nov 2024) 33 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2024 | |||
Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bald Eagle | 3 | 13 | 88 |
Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 93 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 4 |
American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Golden Eagle | 30 | 78 | 2685 |
American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Merlin | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Total: | 33 | 91 | 2972 |
Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
Total observation time: | 9.52 hours |
Official Counter | Ethan Denton, Ethan Denton |
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Visitors:
12 people stopped to talk
Weather:
It was a nice, crisp fall day with temperatures ranging between -3 and +3 degrees. The ground wind was relatively light, around 2-3 Beaufort throughout. Cirrus and small cumulus clouds covered about 20% of the sky. Barometric pressure stayed consistent at 849 for most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
A couple Golden Eagles drifted through early on, but it wasnât until the late afternoon that a bigger push came. Between 15:00 and 16:00 11 Goldens passed over, 8 of which came in one loose group. Almost all of todayâs raptors came gliding over the eastern ridges, not very high. In total, 30 Golden Eagles and 3 Balds were seen. The resident Goshawk was also present for parts of the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
It was a good day for non-raptors, one highlight being a late female Mountain Bluebird. The non-raptor list reads as follows. 3 Canada Jay, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 14 Common Raven, 3 Black-capped Chickadee, 2 Mountain Chickadee, 2 Brown Creeper, 1 Mountain Bluebird, 1 American Dipper, 1 Pine Grosbeak, 11 Redpoll, 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Dark-eyed Junco.
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