Mount Lorette (10 Apr 2023) 2 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 24 | 110 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 251 | 1690 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 2 | 296 | 1849 |
| Observation start time: | 05:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 11:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 5.25 hours |
| Official Counter | Lori Anderson |
| Observers: | Sandy Graham |
Visitors:
8 Visitors.
Weather:
Although the weather forecast predicted somewhat reasonable conditions for the morning and early afternoon, it was not to be. At 8:00, a rainbow appeared in front of Mt. Bogart, and by 11:00, the few ridges that were visible had disappeared behind the rain clouds. The forecast for the rest of the day was for more rain and snow. Initially, there was no ground wind, and when it did pick up a bit it was from the south and southwest. At 11:00 winds switched to the north at about 10 Km/h. The temperature was initially 2C and rose to 5C at 11:00 but fell back to 4C as we left the site in the rain at 11:45.
Raptor Observations:
The only migrating raptors seen today were a Cooper’s Hawk and a Red-tailed Hawk. The Cooperâs Hawk appeared at the crack of dawn, flapping and gliding as it made its way northward high above the valley on the east side. The Red-tailed Hawk showed up soaring over the west side of the meadow as we were leaving the site. A resident adult Bald Eagle sat for a while in the trees on the other side of the river then swooped down below the trees and continued on to the South. A Goshawk was heard calling across the river.
Non-raptor Observations:
The meadow and forest were alive with bird chatter and song (Phew! Finally!). Robins seem to have overtaken the meadow. 1 Northern Dipper, 20+ American Robins, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 6 Common Ravens, 8 Black-capped Chickadees, 1 Mountain Chickadee, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 5 European Starlings, 4 Varied Thrush, 5 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Canada Geese, 1 Canada Jay, 1 Northern Flicker.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
