Mount Lorette (08 Apr 2026) 2 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 14 | 76 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 53 | 1079 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Total: | 2 | 96 | 1220 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton |
| Observers: | Alec McGrath, Linda Hickey |
Visitors:
About 17 people passed by today, with only a couple stopping to chat and briefly scan the skies.
Weather:
Today was a gorgeous day with mostly blue skies, low ground winds, and temperatures rising from -6�C to +4�C. The pressure dropped throughout the day in anticipation of tonight’s snowfall, and humidity stayed remarkably stable at around 35%. Ridge winds looked low, based on the movement of what birds we did see up there and the lack of snow blowing off the mountaintop.
Raptor Observations:
No migrant Golden Eagles were seen today! In fact, only two migrants were tallied – a Red-tailed Hawk and an American Goshawk, both along the western ridge.
Non-migrants were out to play, with the usual Goshawk showing up, an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk hunting (and we think nabbing a Flicker!), and two sightings of resident Golden Eagles.
Non-raptor Observations:
The Northern Shrike occupied a variety of treetops throughout the morning, at points accompanied by a male Mountain Bluebird or a scattering of Robins. A male Purple Finch made a brief appearance, as did a singing Fox Sparrow on the opposite side of the river! Yesterday’s Savannah Sparrow was still hanging around the parking lot in the AM.
Mammals included several forms of ungulate, many Red Squirrels, and a single Snowshoe Hare.
Report submitted by Ethan Denton (ethan@suechick.com)
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
