Mount Lorette (10 Nov 2022) 18 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 24 | 109 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Golden Eagle | 10 | 96 | 2323 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total: | 18 | 129 | 2679 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Glenn Webber |
Visitors:
6 visitors
Weather:
Much like the previous day it was cold with a low of -18 C and a high of -6 C. The sky was clear all day without a single cloud. Ground wind was calm to light from the SW with “gusts” around 15 km/h. Ridge wind was also light from the SW until 3 pm when it picked up slightly with gusts up to 22 km/h.
Raptor Observations:
Like the weather, migration was nearly identical to the day before. Most migrants used the eastern ridges and the east side of the valley with powered flight and only a little gliding and soaring. Brief views of eagles passing in front of or behind various peaks sometimes hampered identification. The highest hourly count was 3-4 pm with 6 migrants. The count consisted of 10 Golden Eagles (7 adults and 3 unaged), 5 Bald Eagles (4 adults and 1 undifferentiated immature) and 3 unidentified eagles.
Three resident adult Bald Eagles were hanging around the river just south of the site in the morning and early afternoon. The Bald Eagles, along with some ravens and magpies, seemed to be trying to get at a duck carcass caught in the ice. One of them was successful as a scattering of feathers were found by the trail on the way out. A Rough-legged Hawk was also hunting in the area. It perched briefly at the edge of the meadow before flying off to the north.
Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Jay 2 Black-billed Magpie 2 Common Raven 8 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Mountain Chickadee 2 Boreal Chickadee 2 Pine Grosbeak 1 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Harris’s Sparrow 1
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
