Mount Lorette (13 Nov 2024) 4 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 38 | 113 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 94 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Golden Eagle | 3 | 170 | 2777 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total: | 4 | 213 | 3094 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4 hours |
| Official Counter | Graeme Dunlop |
| Observers: | Sandy Graham |
Visitors:
9 people stopped for a chat.
Weather:
The temperature rose from a morning low of 3C to 6C at 1300. Ground winds were S-W moderate and ridge winds were SW strong. Cloud cover was 100% nimbostratus and stratocumulus with light snow until 09:30 becoming 80% nimbostratus and stratocumulus with some weak sun by 13:00. Western ridges were partially obscured during the count time. The count ended at 13:00.
Raptor Observations:
Only 4 raptors were seen between 11:45 and 12:10, 3 Golden Eagles (2a, 1sa) and 1 adult Bald Eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Canada Jays, 6 Common Ravens, 50 Bohemian Waxwings.
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