Mount Lorette (15 Apr 2024) 2 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 19 | 78 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 18 | 21 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Golden Eagle | 2 | 183 | 1768 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 2 | 246 | 1919 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.23 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Lynette MacCulloch |
Visitors:
A number of people walked by, but only four stopped to talk to us.
Weather:
The weather was warm and breezy, with no indication of the incoming storm. The temperature started at 6C, rose to 12C and was 11C when we left. The roughly 50% to 75% cloud cover consisted mostly of cumulus clouds moving quickly from the west. Ground winds were calm from the west to southwest in the morning and moderate in the afternoon, but few gusts were above 20kph. The ridges stayed clear all day. Ridge winds were probably not strong, but it was hard to tell with only two migrants spotted and no blowing snow.
Raptor Observations:
Only two migrant raptors were observed, both Golden Eagles (1a, 1j). The adult was seen soaring over Nakiska and then disappearing to the northeast. The juvenile was low on the east ridge, but nice to see as juveniles have been so scarce recently.
The usual crew of non-migrant raptors were seen periodically throughout the day – two adult Golden Eagles, two adult Red-tailed Hawks, at least one adult Bald Eagle, and one subadult Bald Eagle.
Non-raptor Observations:
A Fox Sparrow singing from the other side of the river was a nice start to the day. A Savannah Sparrow was another first-of-season bird. The non-raptor list:
Mallard 2, Ruffed Grouse 2 (Drumming), American Three-toed Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 1, American Crow 1, Common Raven 7, Black-capped Chickadee 1, Mountain Chickadee 1, Boreal Chickadee 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 1, American Robin 11, Fox Sparrow 1, Dark-eyed Junco 8, Dark-eyed Junco (cismontanus) 4, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 8, Savannah Sparrow 1
Predictions:
A snowfall warning for the area is a good indication there will be no observation tomorrow!
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