Mount Lorette (01 Apr 2026) 3 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 2 | 2 | 1028 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total: | 3 | 3 | 1127 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton |
| Observers: | Peter Lloyd |
Visitors:
34 people walled, skiied, or snowshoed by. About half stopped to chat and 3 stayed to help watch for a period.
Weather:
Opening at -10�C, the day warmed quickly to a balmy 0�C. Ground level winds were largely nonexistent, but unfortunately so were ridge level winds. The day started heavily overcast, and by 13:30 the Western ridge was mostly lost to a low bank of clouds. It did not take long for the rest of the valley to follow, and by 14:30 it started to snow. The forecast suggested nothing was going to change, but we waited for another hour after that, just in case. At15:30, with clouds and falling snow seemingly entrenched, we called it a day.
Raptor Observations:
In the hours before we lost the ridgeline, 4 eagles were seen. One of these was a resident Bald Eagle. Of the other three, two were adult Golden Eagles and one was a very pretty subadult Bald Eagle. All three followed the Eastern ridge, though one of the Goldens ended up coming almost over the river.
Non-raptor Observations:
The highlight of the day was the Spotted Towhee’s continued presence. At least three Northern Flickers were seen, as well as about 30 Robins, a Varied Thrush, pairs each of Mallard and Canada Goose, and a Killdeer calling somewhere downstream.
Report submitted by Ethan Denton (ethan@suechick.com)
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
