Mount Lorette (01 Mar 2023) 1 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 01, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Observation start time: | 07:45:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10.58 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Rick Robb |
Visitors:
Lots of people came by on skis, but only 4 stopped to chat.
Weather:
The day started out quite brisk at -14C, but the temperature quickly rose to a high of -2C and was not much less than that at the end of the day. Winds at all levels were mostly from the west, gusting up to 30kph at times. The small amount of blue sky visible in the early hours gradually disappeared as a flat grey expanse of stratus cloud covered the sky most of the day, only clearing up just before leaving. The east ridge remained clear, while the west ridge was mostly hidden in the clouds. Snow was blowing off the ridges most of the day.
Raptor Observations:
As it was the first day of the season, not much was expected in the way of raptors. With such low expectations, we were excited to see the only Golden Eagle of the day (and first of the season), an adult, soon after lunch, making its way low along the east ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
It was relatively quiet as far as other wild animals and birds are concerned, but there were a few small birds to entertain us: Belted Kingfisher 1, Common Raven 5, Black-capped Chickadee 3, Boreal Chickadee 2, Red-breasted Nuthatch 2, American Dipper 1, Pine Siskin 2
Report submitted by Caroline Lambert (caroline144@gmail.com)
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
