Mount Lorette (01 Mar 2026) 2 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 01, 2026 | |||
| 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 |
| American 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 Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Observation start time: | 11:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Michelle Heart, Tracy Lenoard |
Visitors:
19 visitors stopped to talk, and one family of 4 stayed for a bit to watch for migrants.
Weather:
It was a beautiful late winter day in the valley. The temperate hovered between 4 and 6 C. Wind was from the SW, gusting around 25 km/h at ground level, but often it was almost calm. Ridge wind was between 40 and 80, gusting up to 107. Cloud cover was 10% cumulus and cirrus in the morning, and 20% altocumulus and altostratus in the evening.
Raptor Observations:
The first migrant of the 2026 spring count was an adult Golden Eagle gliding and soaring north along the Fisher Range at 1:30 PM. The only other raptor was an unidentified eagle that was briefly seen before it disappeared behind Mt. Lorette.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Common Mergansers, 6 Common Ravens, 3 Canada Jays, 3 Boreal Chickadees, 2 Mountain Chickadees, 1 Brown Creeper, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 80 Bohemian Waxwings, 10 White-winged Crossbills, 2 Pine Siskins, and 3 Dark Eyed Juncos.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
