Mount Lorette (06 Mar 2024) 17 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 06, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 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: | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Dan Parliament |
| Observers: | Kathleen O’Connor, Susan Wilberg |
Visitors:
4
Weather:
A beautiful blue sky day made for a great start for the observers for the opening day of the Spring, 2024 Golden Eagle migration monitoring program. The opening temperature was minus 17C, but quickly warmed to a high of minus 4, and dropping to minus 5 at 1700 hrs. The ground winds were SW at 0-5 km/hr for the entire day. Ridge winds were assessed as low to moderate, with only occasional spindrifts seen along the ridges.
Raptor Observations:
The raptor migration was entirely restricted to the East ridges, with the raptors generally gliding low over the ridges. Thirteen adult Golden Eagles and four adult Bald Eagles were observed for the day. The main group of 14 migrating raptors occurred between 1236 and 1255 hrs (Golden Eagle x 12; Bald Eagle x 2).
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-Raptor Species: Canada Jay x 1, Common Raven x 5, American Dipper x 1
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