Mount Lorette (09 Mar 2025) Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 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 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 5 hours |
| Official Counter | Dan Parliament |
| Observers: | Sofia Preece |
Visitors:
Five Visitors
Weather:
The opening temperature was + 3 C, declining to + 2 C for the remainder of the count period. The ground winds were from the SW and the winds initially were 10-15 km/hr with gusts to 30 km/hr. The wind abated to 5-10 km/hr after 1000 hrs. The ridges were initially clear, but became obscured at 1000 hrs as the cloud cover dropped to halfway from the ridges and the snow commenced. The snow became heavier throughout the day and visibility was low to none. Ridge winds could not be estimated. The count was terminated at 1400 hrs due to the continuing snow, no visibility, and forecasts of snowfall warnings !
Raptor Observations:
A resident Bald eagle was observed hunting over the valley at 1215 hrs.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Robin x 6 Bald Eagle x 1 Common Raven x 3 Black-capped Chickadee x 2 European Starling x 8 White-tailed Deer x 1 (on the walk to the site) American Red Squirrel x 2
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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