Mount Lorette (04 Nov 2022) 25 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 7 | 92 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Golden Eagle | 22 | 71 | 2298 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total: | 25 | 83 | 2633 |
| Observation start time: | 07:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Graeme Dunlop |
| Observers: | Ruth Morrow |
Visitors:
7
Weather:
Temperature 0 – 2 degC. Mostly overcast with alto stratus and cumulus but some sun in the afternoon. Observing conditions were quite good. Ground winds low to moderate SW. Ridge winds moderate to strong S and SW. Heavy snow laden clouds approached from the west late afternoon and the count was ended a little early at 17:15.
Raptor Observations:
Migrant eagles were usually seen gliding from Mt Lorette towards the Fisher Range. Glide speeds were noticeably slow due to strong headwinds and many birds lost a lot of altitude during the glide across the river valley. They had no trouble regaining altitude once the eastern ridges were reached. Tally was 22 Golden Eagles (11a, 2juv, 9u), 1 sa Bald Eagle, 2 Rough-legged Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Jay 2, Black-billed Magpie 1, Common Raven 16, Black-capped Chickadee 5, Bohemian Waxwing 20, American Dipper 1, Common Merganser 9.
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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 Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
