Mount Lorette (12 Apr 2023) Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 12, 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 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: | 0 | 296 | 1849 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.58 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
Not many people were out today. Five stopped to talk.
Weather:
The temperature started at -8C, rose to 1C, and was still 1C when the count was terminated. The start of the day was promising with mostly just cirrus clouds and light west winds. However, the wind had swung to the northeast by midday, and clouds built up. The ridges appeared and disappeared under the clouds and a number of snow squalls passed, making visibility poor. The south end of the valley was a wall of grey cloud. The count was terminated when it was clear from weather radar that the snow would continue and conditions would not improve for the rest of the day.
Raptor Observations:
No migrant raptors were seen.
Three Golden Eagles were seen during the day, but none were judged to be migrating. One Bald Eagle hunted near Mt Lorette.
Non-raptor Observations:
The highlight of the non-raptor species was a small flock of Cassin’s Finches. The lone male Mountain Bluebird was in the meadow, seemingly able to find bugs in spite of the recently fallen snow and freezing temperature. The Ruffed Grouse doesn’t seem too enthused about spring and drummed only a couple of times. A flock of 8 crows looked like they wanted to land in the area, but they were escorted off by some ravens. The non-raptor list is: Canada Goose 2, Hairy Woodpecker 1, American Crow 8, Common Raven 7, Black-capped Chickadee 3, Mountain Bluebird 1, Varied Thrush 4, American Robin 3, Cassin’s Finch 5, White-winged Crossbill 1, Pine Siskin 2, Dark-eyed Junco 3
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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]
