Mount Lorette (07 Mar 2026) 12 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 07, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 9 | 105 | 105 |
| 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 | 6 | 6 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 12 | 122 | 122 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Peter Christensen, Rachel James |
Visitors:
16 people stopped to inquire about the count. Thanks to Patrick Bulman, Lauren and the 4 others who stopped to look for migrants, come back anytime!
Weather:
The temperature was 8 C at the start of the count, then it rose to 9 and remained there for the rest of observation. Wind was from the SW, gusting over 30 km/h at valley bottom and up to 74 at ridge level. Cloud cover was 60-80%. Dark clouds clung to the Kananaskis Range to the west all day, and the strong wind blew a continuous sprinkle from there into the valley. Around 2 PM low, dark cloud started building in the valley to the south, and by 3:30 PM the storm began to overtake the western ridges and approach the site. The count was then concluded due to incoming weather.
Raptor Observations:
12 migrants including 9 Golden Eagles, 2 Bald Eagles, and 1 unidentified eagle were counted between 9:50 AM and 1:15 PM. They were flying very high and fast over the Fisher Range and down the middle of the valley. Two local Bald Eagles and one of the resident American Goshawks were also seen.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds were 25 Snow Geese migrating along the Fisher Range, 1 Common Merganser, 1 Ruffed Grouse, at least 7 Common Ravens, 2 Black-capped Chickadees, 1 Mountain Chickadee, 1 Boreal Chickadee, 10 Bohemian Waxwings, 3 White-winged Crossbills, 5 Pine Siskins, 3 Dark-eyed Juncos.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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Count data submitted via Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
