The Fall 2021 Migration Count has commenced and runs from Sep 20th until Nov 15th with observers at the Mount Lorette site daily — including viewing equipment available to the public. If interested in visiting the site, we suggest that you visit after 3pm. We see the majority of the migrating eagles in the later afternoon. This is the 29th consecutive year of vigilant recording. Mount Lorette site, Observation map.
Related links: Count Reports
Observations
Total Migratory Raptors: 3,520
10/02/2021
Observers: Blake Weis, Annie Finch, Tim Dickson, Theresa Gawron, James Bannon
07:45 AM
07:30 PM
7C - 15C
It was warm but with strong wind gusting up to 60 km/h in the afternoon. The heavy cloud cover was helpful for spotting migrants as most of them flew extremely high over the Fisher Range, but made ageing impossible in most cases.
118 (34 adult, 4 sub-adult, 7 juvenile, 73 indetermininate)
1 Osprey, 5 Bald Eagle, 7 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 3 Northern Goshakwk, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Merlin, 1 Unidentified Eagle
4-5 pm and 5-6pm with 23 migrants each
140
1 Bald Eagle, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Northern Goshawk, 1 Golden Eagle, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Common Merganser, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 1 Clark's Nutcracker, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Townsend's Solitaire, 130 American Robin, 63 White-winged Crossbill, 41 Pine Siskin, 1 Pacific Wren, 1 Song Sparrow
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