Mount Lorette (04 Nov 2024) 9 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 13 | 88 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Golden Eagle | 9 | 87 | 2694 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total: | 9 | 100 | 2981 |
| Observation start time: | 08:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Lori Anderson |
| Observers: | Ruth Morrow |
Visitors:
5
Weather:
The temperature stayed pretty much the same all day. It started at 1C, rose to 4C by 13:00, and read 3C at the end of the count. Ground wind was from the SW and varied between 1 and 4 on the Beaufort Scale with intermittent very strong gusts all day. We had to tie down the telescope. A few snowflakes blew in from the west. Ridge winds were strong ranging from 44 Km/h to 89 Km/h with gusts up to 134 Km/h. Cloud coverage ranged from 80 – 100% and consisted of a combination of cumulus, cirrus, altostratus, and cirrostratus. There was a brief period of lenticular formation to the north. Only the western ridges were partially covered all day between 20 and 80%. A snow squall threatened us all day from the west but luckily, never made its attack while we were there.
Raptor Observations:
We had a lower-than-average day for migrant raptor sightings with only 9 golden Eagles in total (7 adults and 2 unidentified plumage). No other raptors were seen.
Non-raptor Observations:
9 Ravens, 1 Mountain Bluebird, 20 Bohemian Waxwings, 20 Pine Siskins, 2 Canada Jays, 25 Canada Geese, 1 Pine Grosbeak. 1 American Dipper, 1 Snowshoe Hare, 5 White-tailed Deer.
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