Mount Lorette (03 Nov 2026) 6 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 11 | 64 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Golden Eagle | 6 | 77 | 2172 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Total: | 6 | 91 | 2467 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.98 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton |
| Observers: | Peter Christensen |
Visitors:
About 8 people came by today
Weather:
Good winds continue to elude us as the day saw a high of 20km/h at ridge level, with an average of around half that. High clouds kept the sunlight weak for much of the day, and the temps ranged from -4°C to +2°C.
Pressure dropped by a couple points through the day, and humidity stayed around 50-60%
Raptor Observations:
Eagles were sporadic and most had to work extremely hard for their progress. The first two came through before 9am – this made for our most productive hour. All eagles were in the Eastern ridge, and all were low. The split was 5a, 1u.
Our non-migrant Goshawk visited, as did an adult Bald Eagle which followed the river and was seen again sitting atop a tree after dark when the observers crossed the road bridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
It was a quiet day on all fronts, but a couple Redpolls mixed in with a Siskin flock was nice. Bohemian Waxwings, a Hairy Woodpecker, and of course our resident Canada Jays all hung around throughout the day.
Predictions:
Likely quite slow if the winds stay low
Report submitted by Ethan Denton (ethan@suechick.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 Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
