Mount Lorette (10 Mar 2026) 29 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 27 | 132 | 132 |
| 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 | 6 | 6 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 29 | 151 | 151 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9.78 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Graeme Dunlop, Peter Christensen |
Visitors:
About six people stopped to enquire about the count.
Weather:
The day started a little late as the recent snow resulted in very icy roads and very cautious drivers. Otherwise, it was a pleasant day at the site with little to no wind and sun shining most of the day, even if it was a bit on the cold side. Fresh snow decorated the landscape. The starting temperature was -10C, the high was -1C in the late afternoon, and it had cooled off to -3C by the time we left. It was partly cloudy with cumulus clouds most of the day. Ridge winds were in the range 30-40 kph from the southwest. High winds were moderate and initially from the west, but gradually veered around to the southwest by the end of the day.
Raptor Observations:
27 Golden Eagles (22a, 5u) and 2 adult Bald Eagles glided across the sky today. All were seen over the east ridge, flying at varying heights. Checking the west ridge, parts of which were fading into the clouds at times, yielded nothing.
Non-raptor Observations:
The Northern Pygmy-Owl was heard off and on during the morning, moving around out of sight, sometimes north of us and sometimes across the river. We speculated that its presence contributed to the lack of smaller birds in the area. Ravens were plentiful, with about a dozen seen. The local Bald Eagle couple showed up a couple of times. Other than that, there were a couple of Pine Siskins, one White-winged Crossbill heard, and two Black-capped Chickadees and a Red-breasted Nuthatch were found on the trail.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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