Mount Lorette (14 Apr 2023) 33 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 32 | 118 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Northern Goshawk | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Golden Eagle | 23 | 288 | 1727 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Merlin | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 | 7 | 17 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 33 | 361 | 1914 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 19:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 13 hours |
| Official Counter | Graeme Dunlop |
| Observers: | Ruth Morrow |
Visitors:
8 visitors. 1 stayed for a couple of hours and helped with spotting.
Weather:
The temperature at 0700 was -7C, reaching a high of 3C. Winds were variable and very light at both ground and ridge level. Early morning skies were clear with some cirrus clouds. Some small cumulus clouds appeared just below the western summits around mid-morning and these grew rapidly. By noon it was quite cloudy and despite spending most of the day in sunshine we were often surrounded by big cumulus and snow-bearing stratocumulus. Some light snow showers in the afternoon. Clouds started to thin from early evening.
Raptor Observations:
There was a varied raptor movement consisting of 33 birds of 8 species. However, when there was thick clouds to the north and/or south of us, we saw no migrating raptors. Golden Eagles moved on both sides of the valley, soaring and gliding, often seemingly adjusting their flight paths to avoid the worst of the weather. 23 Golden Eagles (16a, 1j, 6u), one adult Bald Eagle, a light adult Red-tailed Hawk, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks (2a, 1u), 1u Coopers Hawk, 1 juvenile Northern Goshawk, 1u Rough-legged Hawk, 2u Merlin, 1 intermediate, 1 dark. Resident birds were 1 adult Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle pair high soaring, hunting and performing undulating display flight high above us and a Northern Goshawk performing display flight.
Non-raptor Observations:
I did not see or hear any Varied Thrushes today. Robins and Juncos were singing most of the morning. 10 Canada Goose, 3 Common Goldeneye, 2 Common Merganser, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Northern Flicker, 19 Common Raven, 4 Black-capped Chickadee,1 Red breasted Nuthatch, 1 Brown Creeper, 40+ European Starling, 1 Mountain Bluebird, 60+ American Robin, 3 White-winged Crossbill, 2 Pine Siskin, 11 Dark-eyed Junco.
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