Mount Lorette (11 Mar 2026) 5 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 11, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| 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 | 2 | 134 | 134 |
| 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 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 5 | 156 | 156 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Dan Parliament |
| Observers: | Erk Gamboa, Neil Denton |
Visitors:
There were four visitors to the site today
Weather:
It was a spectacular day driving to the observation site in the morning as the mountains and clouds were bathed in a deep pink/red hue. It brought to mind the mariner�s wisdom �red sky in the morning is a sailor�s warning� which as events unfolded turned out to be an accurate prophecy! The opening temperature was -4 C with a daytime high of -1 C. Ground winds were from the SW at 1-5 km/ hr throughout the day with some periods of 6-10 km/ hr. The high winds were from the South at Medium (11-40 km/hr). At the start, the West ridges were slightly obscured at 20 % and the East ridges were completely clear, but the valley to the South appeared ominous. At 1100 hrs (MDT) the clouds lowered and the West ridges were obscured for the remainder of the day. The East ridges became intermittently obscured throughout the rest of the day playing �peekaboo� with the observers. Light snow commenced at 1100 hrs (MDT) and varied in intensity throughout the day. Tracking of the raptor flight was difficult as they appeared and disappeared in the clouds. The count was terminated at 1630 hrs (MDT) as the cloud cover lowered significantly and heavy snow commenced highlighting the arrival of the forecast storm front.
Raptor Observations:
A total of five raptors were observed during the day. The count was two Golden Eagles (one unaged and one subadult), two Bald Eagles (one adult and one subadult interpreted as a 4th year bird), and one unidentified eagle. The first Golden Eagle was observed at 1305 hrs (MDT). Two of the raptors were briefly observed low off the North flank of Patrick, two came from behind Patrick and were briefly observed over the �big smile�, and one over the bumps. Due to the low cloud, all of the observations were brief, as the birds flew in and out of the low cloud.
Non-raptor Observations:
The non-raptor species were as follows: Canada Goose x 2, Hairy Woodpecker x 1, Pileated Woodpecker x 1, Canada Jay x 1, Black-billed Magpie x 1, Common Raven x 12, Mountain Chickadee x 1, Pine Siskin x 19
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