Mount Lorette (11 Apr 2026) 13 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 11, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 17 | 79 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 6 | 65 | 1091 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Total: | 13 | 117 | 1241 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Christina Furtado, Sonya Pollock |
Visitors:
32 people stopped to talk about the count.
Weather:
The temperature was 2 C at the start of the count. It reached a high of 8 and stayed there until the end of observation. Ridge wind was estimated to be light from the SW in the morning but likely reaching moderate in the afternoon. Ground wind was also from the SW, light in the morning but gusting up to 20 km/h after 1 PM. Cloud cover was 80-100%. Around 2 PM the western ridges quickly became enveloped in cloud, and by 2:30 rain reached the site and the east ridges began to disappear. Since the weather radar showed nothing but more rain on the way, the count was then concluded.
Raptor Observations:
Migrant raptors included 6 Golden Eagles (4 sa, 2 u), 3 Bald Eagles (2 a, 1 u), 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 1 Red-tailed Hawk. Migrants were soaring and flapping below mountain top height because of the lack of wind, and were split between both ridge systems. Local raptors seen were 1 Golden Eagle, 1 or 2 Red-tailed Hawks and a Bald Eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
The non-raptor bird of the day was another (or the same?) Spotted Towhee seen along the creek near the site.
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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 Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
