Mount Lorette (09 Nov 2025) 7 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 20 | 88 |
| 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 | 5 | 212 | 2417 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total: | 7 | 237 | 2875 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.95 hours |
| Official Counter | Cameron Harvey |
| Observers: | Allison Zukewich, Luc Blanchette |
Visitors:
19 visitors stopped to talk.
Weather:
The temperature for today’s count started at 2C and rose to a high of 6C before falling to 5C at 17:00. The day was overcast with predominantly altostratus clouds. This made for great spotting conditions, however the air was less steady than average which led to reduced resolution through the spotting scope. Winds averaged Bft 2 at surface, mostly from the SW. Ridge winds were from the SW and ranged between 26-70 km/h sustained over the count period with gusts between 57-98 km/h.
Raptor Observations:
Migrant raptors included 5 Golden Eagles (2a, 1j, 2u), 1 Bald Eagle (sa) and 1 unidentified eagle. Eagles were all seen on the East ridge and first spotted near the bumps. The flight path appeared to be behind Patrick and meeting with the ridge just before the bumps.
There was a group of at least 3 non-migrant adult Bald Eagles that spent the day travelling up and down the valley giving us and some visitors up close views.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors included: Common Raven, 13 White-winged Crossbills, 2 American Robin, 1 Clark’s Nutcracker, 3 Canada Jays, 2 Black-billed Magpies, 26 Bohemian Waxwings, 2 American Dippers, 17 Canada Geese and 1 Black-capped Chickadee.
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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]
