Mount Lorette (01 Apr 2023) 21 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 3 | 89 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 18 | 18 | 1457 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 21 | 21 | 1574 |
| Observation start time: | 06:15:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Allison Zukewich |
Visitors:
15 visitors stopped to talk. 2 stayed briefly to watch for raptors.
Weather:
At the start of the day it was 0C and fairly windy with gusts up to 20 km/h from the SW. In the afternoon the wind died down and the temperature rose to 3C. Ridge wind was from the NW, strong in the morning and light to moderate in the afternoon. Cloud cover varied from 40%-80% until the end of the day. Scattered snowstorms partially obscured some of the mountain ridges and sent occasional flurries into the valley in the afternoon. Around 5 pm a larger storm moved in from the west bringing heavier snow. The weather radar showed no sign of it clearing so the count was concluded at 6 pm.
Raptor Observations:
Migration was slow until the last couple hours when a short burst of activity proceeded the larger snowstorm. The total count for the day was 18 Golden Eagles (9a, 2sa, 7u) and 3 adult Bald Eagles. 14 of the Golden Eagles were counted after 4 pm. Most of them were flapping and soaring low along the eastern ridges, but some glided high from Mt. Kidd to Olympic Summit. The relatively heavy cloud cover created good conditions for spotting but often made ageing difficult. Resident raptors included the Golden Eagle pair (one displaying), two sub-adult Bald Eagles, and at least one adult Northern Goshawk seen several times (also displaying).
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Canada Goose 1 Ruffed Grouse (Drumming) 1 Belted Kingfisher (Male) 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Canada Jay 11 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 4 European Starling 1 Varied Thrush 3 American Robin 40 Bohemian Waxwing 1 Pine Grosbeak 2 White-winged Crossbill 1 Pine Siskin 2 Dark-eyed Junco (unknown ssp.) 1 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
1 Mink was seen along the river early in the morning 5 Red Squirrels
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
