Mount Lorette (13 Apr 2026) 14 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 19 | 81 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 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 | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 6 | 71 | 1097 |
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Total: | 14 | 131 | 1255 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.45 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton |
| Observers: | Erin Gilbert, Susan Clarahan |
Visitors:
A small number of people walked by today. Thanks to Alan who stayed and counted with us for a few hours in the afternoon!
Weather:
Another pleasant day with temperatures between 0�C and 8�C. The day started sunny before rafts of cumulus clouds started drifting in, which lasted the entire afternoon but never obscured the sun for too long at a time. Pressure dropped throughout, and ground winds stayed relatively low. Ridge winds appeared to be low also, from what we could infer.
Raptor Observations:
6 Golden Eagles came through today – 2 adults and 4 unknown. Only one was seen over the Eastern ridgeline, with 5 mysteriously appearing at the summit of Lorette.
Other raptors seen migrating were 2 Bald Eagles (1ad, 1sub) 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and 3 Red-tailed Hawks.
Bizarrely, a male Northern Harrier flew rapidly southwards along the entirety of the visible Western ridge. We also saw either 3 or 4 resident Bald Eagles, 2 resident Red-tailed Hawks, and the faithful resident Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Outside of raptors, it was a fairly average day. The Belted Kingfisher showed briefly, a mixed flock of Robins and Varied Thrushes stopped by, and two Fox Sparrows sang throughout the morning. In the afternoon, a flock of Bohemian Waxwings settled around our countries and foraged in the area for several hours.
Report submitted by Ethan Denton (ethan@suechick.com)
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]
