Mount Lorette (08 Nov 2025) 16 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 19 | 87 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Eagle | 11 | 207 | 2412 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total: | 16 | 230 | 2868 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Brett McGrath |
Visitors:
14 people stopped to talk, and 2 stayed for a short time to watch for eagles.
Weather:
The temperature was -1 C at the start of observation, it briefly reached a high of 6 around 1 PM, and fell to 4 by the end. Ground wind was from W-SSW, usually around 10 km/h with some gusts up to 20. Ridge wind was from the WSW and varied from 35 gusting to 44 and 27 with no gusts. Cloud cover hovered around 75% cirrus and cirrostratus, with a few lower cumulus clouds, until the last hour when much of the high clouds dispersed and more cumulus moved in.
Raptor Observations:
The count for the day was 11 Golden Eagles (4a, 1sa, 1ui 5u), 4 Bald Eagles (3a, 1sa) and 1 large unidentified falcon. Local raptors included an adult Bald Eagle that was soaring around Hummingbird Plume Hill before flying north, and an adult American Goshawk that was seen flying to the south of the site.
Non-raptor Observations:
43 Canada Geese, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 3 Canada Jays, 6 Clark’s Nutcrackers, 12 Common Ravens, 3 Black-capped Chickadees, 2 Boreal Chickadees, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Brown Creeper, 1 American Dipper, 6 Bohemian Waxwings, 4 Pine Grosbeaks, 33 Redpolls, 20 White-winged Crossbills, 2 Pine Siskins, and 2 Oregon Dark-eyed Juncos. 1 White-tailed deer was also seen.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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