Mount Lorette (07 Nov 2026) 33 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bald Eagle | 11 | 26 | 79 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 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 | 5 | 24 |
| Golden Eagle | 20 | 214 | 2309 |
| 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 | 1 | 6 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unknown Eagle | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Total: | 33 | 254 | 2630 |
| Observation start time: | 10:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:45:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Christa Clifford, Ethan Denton |
Visitors:
53 people visited the meadow and 15 stopped to talk.
Weather:
The temperature varied between 5 and 6 C throughout the day. Ground wind was 10-20 km/h gusting to 30, with calm periods in the afternoon. Ridge wind was gusting over 100 in the morning, then diminished to 30-40 in the afternoon. Cloud cover was 10-20% cumulus & cirrus until 3:30 PM when a sheet of stratus moved in and covered the sky. Conditions for identification and ageing were usually good, and spotting conditions averaged out to be about average.
Raptor Observations:
The count for the day was 33 migrants including 20 Golden Eagles (11a, 1 sa, 6 ui, 3u), 11 Bald Eagles (9a, 2sa), and 2 unidentified eagles. There was an early peak of 10 Golden Eagles between 11:45 AM and 12:15 PM, and a late peak of 2 Golden Eagles and 8 Bald Eagles after 5 PM. All of the Golden Eagles used the east ridges, the unidentified eagles were briefly seen near Mt. Lorette before disappearing to lands unknown, and the Bald Eagles were split between following the east ridges and flying down the valley. Local raptors were an American Goshawk soaring over Hummingbird Plume Hill, and a Bald Eagle that perched near the river. Christa saw the lingering Osprey near Mt. Lorette Ponds while driving in, but it wasn’t seen from the site.
Non-raptor Observations:
It was a slow day for other birds. The highlight was an American Three-toed Woodpecker hammering away on a dead spruce tree near the pumphouses. 2 White-tailed Deer were seen around the meadow.
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