Mount Lorette (19 Apr 2025) 9 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 20 | 76 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 22 | 24 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 4 | 150 | 1088 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total: | 9 | 236 | 1250 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Cameron Harvey |
| Observers: | Jennifer Brand |
Visitors:
A busy day with visitors with 37 stopping to talk in some way and 1 helping to spot for 20 minutes with binoculars.
Weather:
Mostly cloudy day (cumulus) with several short squalls passing through. The temperature at the start of count was 8° C and rose to 10° C before falling to 7° C by count end. Ground winds were mild from the S/SW most of the day, ridge winds were light at count start, increasing to moderate at times in the afternoon. Although a couple of snow squalls briefly obscured the west ridge, conditions were good for spotting through most of the day except for one rain squall from 14:15-14:50 that obscured all ridges.
Raptor Observations:
Two migrant Golden Eagles in the first 20 minutes of count (both on the west ridges) were a promising start to the day. however, the promising start quickly dwindled down. A total of 9 migrant raptors were seen comprising 4 Golden Eagles (2sa, 2ua), 2 undifferentiated Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 adult Red-tailed Hawk, 1 unidentified buteo and 1 unidentified raptor. Flight paths were a mix, with 2 eagles being picked up on the west and 2 on the east ridges.
Non-migrant raptors included 1 adult Golden Eagle, 1 adult Bald Eagle and 1 American Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds included: 1 Red-breasted nuthatch, 2 Black-capped Chickadee, 2 Varied Thrush, 6 Dark-eyed Junco, 1 Fox Sparrow, 14 American Robin, 1 Ruffed Grouse (drumming), 11 Common Raven, 5 Canada Goose, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Northern Flicker and 26 Bohemian Waxwing.
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