Mount Lorette (14 Apr 2026) 6 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 19 | 81 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 14 | 22 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 5 | 76 | 1102 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Total: | 6 | 137 | 1261 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Alan Hingston, Christina Furtado, Fabian Pradipto |
Visitors:
A few people walked by, but only a couple stopped to talk. We appreciated the company and experienced observation skills of Alan Hingston, and enjoyed a brief visit from Cliff Hansen.
Weather:
It was a mostly cool and breezy day. The temperature oscillated between 5 and 6C, ending the day at 4C, but cumulus and stratus clouds kept the sky more than 3/4 covered, blocking the sun, and the southerly ground wind was consistent and rarely let up, sometimes gusting up to 30kph, so it felt chilly at times. Initially the ridges were clear, but clouds gradually moved in from the west, sending a few flakes of snow our way. By the time we left, Lorette was barely visible, the south of the valley was a wall of cloud, the west ridge was mostly gone, and the east ridge was disappearing. Ridge winds were reported as in the range 20-40kph from the southwest.
Raptor Observations:
The first migrant Golden Eagle wasn’t seen until after 1400 hours. In the next couple of hours we tallied only four more for a total of five (2a, 2ui, 1u), all gliding along the east ridge at varying heights. Late in the day a small falcon was seen briefly before it disappeared in the face of Patrick.
Earlier in the day the local pair of Golden Eagles was seen over the west ridge, both perching on Nakiska for a while. Other non-migrants were a Red-tailed Hawk, an American Goshawk, and a Merlin.
Non-raptor Observations:
There was a normal assortment of other birds: 2 Canada Geese, 3 Mallards, 2 Common Mergansers, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 1 or more Northern Flickers, an American Crow, about 6 Common Ravens, a Black-capped Chickadee, 3 Mountain Chickadees, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, some number of American Robins (5-10), 2 Fox Sparrows, 3 Dark-eyed Juncos, and a Red-winged Blackbird.
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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]
