Mount Lorette (13 Apr 2025) 11 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 9 | 65 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 4 | 118 | 1056 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Unknown Falcon | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 11 | 163 | 1177 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Cameron Harvey, Lynette MacCulloch |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
11 visitors stopped to talk and ask about the count. 4 brought binoculars and helped spot for 5-30 minutes each.
Weather:
Sunny day with fresh snow. The temperature started at -1° C and slowly rose during the day to a high of 4 ° C. Ground winds were from the SW for most of the day. Ridge winds were from the west and started out light, but gained strength by the early afternoon. Ridges were partially obscured during the first hour of count but cleared off for the remainder of the day. Partial cloud cover throughout day due to cumulus clouds.
Raptor Observations:
A total of 11 migrant raptors were seen from 10:13 to 16:45 comprising 4 Golden Eagles (1a, 2j, 1u), 1 Bald Eagle juvenile, 1 adult American Goshawk, 2 undifferentiated light morph Red-tailed Hawk, 1 unidentified accipiter, 1 unidentified falcon and 1 unidentified small raptor. Most eagles were seen flying over East ridge, but one GOEA and one RTHA were over the West ridge. Some of the smaller migrants were over the valley.
Non-migrant raptors included 1 adult Golden Eagle, 2 Bald Eagles (1a, 1j), 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk and 1 American Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
4 Canada Goose, 1 Northern Flicker, 8 Common Raven, 3 Mountain Chickadee, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2 Mountain Bluebird, 2 Varied Thrush, 8 American Robin, 20 Dark-eyed Junco.
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