Mount Lorette (09 Oct 2024) 17 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 30 | 48 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 13 | 475 | 738 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Total: | 17 | 546 | 869 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10.17 hours |
| Official Counter | Dan Parliament |
| Observers: | Lynette MacCulloch |
Visitors:
A total of 16 Visitors. A special thank you to George Halmazna who assisted with observation and aging in the morning.
Weather:
Overall ground weather conditions were reasonable with opening temperatures of 4 C and a closing temperature of 10 C at 1820 hrs. Ground winds were predominately from the NE switching to Northerly after 1400 hrs and ranging from 5-25 km/hr. Ridges winds were SSW from 40-50 with gusts to 80 km/hr. Presumably, the strong Southwesterly winds prevented a significant raptor movement. From 1700-1800 hrs rain to drizzle occurred and after the observers reached the parking lot a strong rain shower ensued.
Raptor Observations:
A total raptor flight of 17 birds was recorded for the day. The migrant flight consisted of: Golden Eagle x 13 (Adult x 8, Juvenile x 1, Unaged x 4) Northern Harrier x 1 (Unaged x 1) Sharp-shinned Hawk x 1 (Unaged x 1) Bald Eagle x 1 (Adult x 1) Red-tailed Hawk x 1 (Adult x 1)
Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose x 90 (two flocks 60 + 30) Belted Kingfisher x 2 Northern Shrike x 1 Canada Jay x 2 Blue Jay x 1 Black-billed Magpie x 1 Common Raven x 14 Black-capped Chickadee x American Dipper x 1 White-crowned Sparrow x 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler x 1
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