Beaver Mines and Steeples, November 7
Saturday, November 07 Vicki Ridge (Peter Sherrington and Hilary Atkinson). No observation (weather). The temperature was -1C to 1500 and then -2C, winds were light in the morning but were WNW gusting to 30 km/h in the afternoon and light snow fell all day with 8 cm of fresh snow at 1930 on top of the 6 cm that fell overnight. The winter storm warning extends throughout tomorrow.
Saturday, November 07 Mount Lorette [Day 47] 0750-1630 (Blake Weis assisted by Cliff Hansen). It was clear with light winds to 1400 after which they became NE gusting to 55km/h. Light snow began to fall at 1200 that gradually increased and obscured the ridges by 1415. Observation from the Hay Meadow site produced 10 migrants after 1034 that comprised 7 Bald Eagles (3a, 1sa1, 1sa, 2u), 1u Northern Goshawk, 1a Golden Eagle and 1 unidentified eagle. Between 1415 and 1545 observation was conducted at the Wasootch Creek site where an additional adult Northern Goshawk was seen, and when that site became obscured the observers moved to Lusk Creek which was clear but no further migrants were seen.
8 hours (496.4) BAEA 7 (175), NOGO 2 (66), GOEA 1 (2586), UE 1 (28) TOTAL 11 (3143)
Saturday, November 07 Steeples (Vance Mattson) No observation (weather). The mountains were entirely shrouded in cloud all day.
| SUMMARY COUNTS, FALL 2020 | |||
| (NOTE: all numbers provisional pending final reports)
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MOUNT LORETTE September 20-November 15
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VICKI RIDGE September 20-November 15
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STEEPLES September 20-November 15
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| DAYS | 47 | 45 | 20 |
| HOURS | 496.4 | 448.9 | 62.5 |
| TURKEY VULTURE (TUVU) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| OSPREY (OSPR) | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| BALD EAGLE (BAEA) | 175 | 304 | 46 |
| NORTHERN HARRIER (NOHA) | 14 | 26 | 0 |
| SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (SSHA) | 102 | 957 | 13 |
| COOPER’S HAWK (COHA) | 22 | 149 | 0 |
| NORTHERN GOSHAWK (NOGO) | 66 | 97 | 2 |
| Accipiter sp. (UA) | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| BROAD-WINGED HAWK (BWHA) | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| SWAINSON’S HAWK (SWHA) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| RED-TAILED HAWK (RTHA) | 66 | 212 | 4 |
| FERRUGINOUS HAWK (FEHA) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (RLHA) | 26 | 282 | 1 |
| Buteo sp. (UB) | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| GOLDEN EAGLE (GOEA) | 2586 | 2511 | 54 |
| Eagle sp. (UE) | 28 | 32 | 2 |
| AMERICAN KESTREL (AMKE) | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| MERLIN (MERL) | 11 | 25 | 0 |
| GYRFALCON (GYRF) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PEREGRINE FALCON (PEFA) | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| PRAIRIE FALCON (PRFA) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Falco sp. (UF) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Unidentified Raptor (UU) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 3143 | 4679 | 123 |
