Mount Lorette (26 Sep 2026) 14 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 12 | 36 | 36 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total: | 14 | 91 | 91 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Rachel James |
Visitors:
22 visitors stopped at the site to talk.
Weather:
The temperature was 6C at the start of the count, the high was 8, and it fell to 5 by the end. The rest of the weather was much less consistent. It was cloudy for most of the day and raining on and off in the afternoon. Sometimes the sun broke through the clouds and warmed up the meadow, and occasionally it was sunny and raining at the same time. Ridges were partially obscured during rain showers. Wind was from the SW, 5-10 km/h gusting around 20 at ground level, and gusting near 50 at ridge level.
Raptor Observations:
All but one of the migrants passed by in two short bursts. One burst was between 11 AM and noon, and the second was after 5 PM. The count was 2 Rough-legged Hawks and 12 Golden Eagles (2a, 2sa, 8u). They were all using the east ridges. Local raptors included a Sharp-shinned Hawk, at least one Golden Eagle, at least one Red-tailed Hawk, and an American Goshawk that was harassing a Red-tail over Hummingbird Plume Hill.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Ruffed Grouse, 1 Blue Jay, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 12 Common Ravens, 3 Black-capped Chickadees, 2 Boreal Chickadees, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 7 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 1 American Dipper, 60 American Robins (mostly flying south in the morning), 1 Red Crossbill, 1 Pine Siskin, and 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler.
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Mount Lorette (25 Sep 2026) 2 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total: | 2 | 77 | 77 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9 hours |
| Official Counter | Lynette MacCulloch |
| Observers: | Ruth Morrow |
Visitors:
22 visitors walked by but only 3 people stopped to chat. Ed McCulloch stopped by with his binoculars in time for the little rain shower.
Weather:
Today started out sunny with barely a breath of a breeze and a temperature of 2 degrees. Ridge winds were 25 km /hr high winds moderately strong and just a few scattered cirrus clouds. As the day progressed, the temperature went up to 16, dropped to 10 by 18:00. The wind rose steadily on the ridges and high up, on the ground the direction changed several times and the strength varied even more. At times there gusts of wind were quite significant sending whirls of leaves to the ground. By 5 pm dark clouds covered the western sky and a very fine rain , almost mist began to fall. It did not last long, by 18:00, the wind was calm and the sun shining with no sign of dark clouds. There was a very nice rainbow with the pot of gold in the trees just east of the river.
Raptor Observations:
Unfortunately no Eagles were seen today and very few raptors. An unidentified raptor was seen, followed by an unidentified Accipiter as they both went over the Bumps and into the bright sky very backlit. Prior to these migrating birds, a pair of Coopers Hawks sailed out from Hummingbird Plume and put on a little flight display over the river returning to the trees from whence they came. Shortly after that the resident Goshawk came out flew around and later a resident Golden eagle appeared above Nakiska before going back down below the ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Once the wind started to pick up speed the Ravens were everywhere, over Lorette, over Nakiska, over Hummingbird plume, over the Bumps and then over the river and into the trees. It was a Raven haven day,until about 15:30 and then they went silent. The Ruffed Grouse flew across the trail first thing in the morning, a few Juncos called out along the trail, I could hear a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, saw a juvenile Sparrow Species, Yellow-rumped Warbler, 2 American Robins, 3 Black-capped Chickadees, and a Marsh Wren.
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Mount Lorette (24 Sep 2026) 15 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 | 12 | 12 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 2 | 24 | 24 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | 75 | 75 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9 hours |
| Official Counter | Lynette MacCulloch |
| Observers: | Peter Lloyd |
Visitors:
31 people walked by, while 6 people chatted including Paris from Australia who helped us look for Eagles while her partner did the Mt Allan traverse.
Weather:
Upon arrival at the observation site, the temperature was 0 degrees Celsius. The temp quickly rose and by mid-afternoon was 14 degrees, back down to 12 degrees at home time. The skies were very clear with some light cirrus patches from time to time which would easily disappear, then in early afternoon lenticular clouds and cumulus clouds began to show up and by 1600 there was quite a lot of high cloud that was moving moderately fast. The ground winds were very light but did pick up to Beaufort wind scale of 3 from the north but by 1730 the wind had died away. Ridge winds were light gusting 32km at times, high winds moderate from the south west.
Raptor Observations:
Today ‘s count of raptors included 2 adult Golden Eagles, 2 adult Bald Eagles, 2 Unknown Eagles, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 1 Broadwing Hawk, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Unknown Accipiter and 1 Unknown Raptor for a total of 15 migrating birds. We also saw 2 hunting Redtails and a hunting adult Goshawk. The birds all came from either Colembola or Hummingbird are and flew on the west side of the valley in front of Nakiska or Bogart, until 15: and the last 3 birds flew from west Lorette to Patrick and disappeared behind Patrick. the Broadwing Hawk was our first bird, quite easy to see as it was not that high in the sky unlike most of the birds which were too high to age.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds and animals were, Dark-eyed Juncos, Black-capped Chickadees, 2 white crowned Sparrows, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 5 American robins, 1 Dipper, 1 Common Merganser, 2 Magpies, 1 Canada Jay, 1 Northern Flicker, 2 Pine siskins, 10 Common Ravens, a Mourning cloak Butterfly and a Bat of which I do not know the kind.
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Mount Lorette (23 Sep 2026) 36 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 14 | 22 | 22 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 36 | 60 | 60 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.82 hours |
| Official Counter | Graeme Dunlop |
| Observers: | Allison Zukewich |
Visitors:
55 people passed by the site with most stopping for a chat
Weather:
A sunny and quite warm day. The temperature at 0830 was 5C, the high at 1500 was 14C and it was 13C at 1715. Ground winds were S to W all day 0-20 km/h, ridge winds were S to WSW, light to moderate with strong gusts from 40 to 60kmh. Cloud cover was between 50 to 70%, mostly stratocumulus, cirrostratus and cumulus. Observing conditions were excellent.
Raptor Observations:
The count was 36 birds of 7 species between 0925 and 1620 that comprised 1 Osprey, 8 Sharp-shinned Hawks (1a,1 juv, 6u), 1u Cooper’s Hawk, 3 American Goshawks (1a, 1juv, 1u), 3 distant un-aged Broad-winged Hawks all flying together, 5 Red-tailed Hawks (4a, 1u), 14 Golden Eagles (3a, 1juv, 10u), and 1 unidentified small accipiter. The highest hourly counts were between 1100 to 1200 and 1500 to 1600 with 8 raptors each. The first Golden Eagle was seen circling over Mt Allan at 0925. Most of the subsequent eagles were seen gliding well above the ridges of the Fisher Range, usually after gliding high across the river valley from Mt Lorette.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds included 2 Common Mergansers, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 2 Black-billed Magpies, 8 Clark�s Nutcrackers, 15 Common Ravens, 4 Black-capped Chickadees, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Wren, 75 American Robins, 6 Pine Siskins (probably a lot more but many flying passerines were too distant to identify), 2 Dark-eyed Junco, 2 White-crowned Sparrows, 1 White-throated Sparrow and a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
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Mount Lorette (22 Sep 2026) 9 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 9 | 24 | 24 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Alan Hingston, Linda Hickey, Peter Christensen |
Visitors:
About 25 people stopped by. Thank you to veteran observer Alan Hingston for helping out all day.
Weather:
It was an unusually warm day for the season. A Chinook arch hung over the valley and gradually dissipated as the day wore on. The temperature started out at 9C, rose to a high of 16C and was 14C when we left. Ground wind was mostly calm in the morning and gradually built up, but was never very strong. Later in the day the ground wind was coming from the northeast. Ridge winds were mostly from the south at 20-30 kph. The Chinook arch was replaced by cumulus clouds that moved slowly from the west across the valley.
Raptor Observations:
The first Golden Eagle was not seen until 17:50! Two more immediately followed the first, and a fourth one was spotted around 18:20, for a total of four (2a, 1sa, 1u). All flew along the east ridge, the last one needing to flap to make progress.
Other migrants were an adult Bald Eagle, two Northern Harriers, one American Goshawk, and one small unidentified raptor slipped by on the east ridge. One of the harriers and the goshawk flew high over our heads; all the others were on the east ridge.
Several local birds were spotted – an adult American Goshawk and later an immature goshawk, two Red-tailed Hawks, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds were two Ruffed Grouse (one was drumming), a Northern Flicker, the usual abundant Common Ravens, at least 18 American Crows, three Black-capped Chickadees, three Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a few Pine Siskins, and a Common Yellowthroat. A Common Merganser floated down the river, the dipper passed by once, and a Belted Kingfisher flew past a couple of times. Several American Robins were spotted, and, possibly the highlight of the day – a Barred Owl was seen capturing a vole.
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