Mount Lorette (15 Apr 2025) 27 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 7 | 16 | 72 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 12 | 140 | 1078 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 27 | 205 | 1219 |
| Observation start time: | 08:45:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.25 hours |
| Official Counter | Graeme Dunlop |
| Observers: | Ethan Denton, Mia Winklmeier |
Visitors:
14
Weather:
The temperature at 1000 was 9C, the high at 1500 was 13C. Winds were SW light increasing to moderate from early afternoon. Ridge winds were NW light increasing to moderate SW in the afternoon. Cloud cover was 30-60% cumulus.
Raptor Observations:
27 raptors of 7 species moved between 1005 and 1615 comprising 7 Bald Eagles (6a, 1j), 1a Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1a American Goshawk, 2a light calurus Red-tailed Hawks, 1a dark Rough-legged Hawk, 12 Golden Eagles (3a, 5sa, 1j, 3u), 1u Peregrine Falcon, 1 unidentified buteo and 1 unidentified small raptor. Most of the Golden Eagles were seen gliding high on the east ridges, sometimes almost overhead, with occasional soaring esp. over Mt Lorette and Skogan Peak. Non migrants were 2 Bald Eagles, 3 Golden Eagles and 2 Red-tailed Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
A Fox Sparrow was heard singing just across the river in the morning and briefly again in the afternoon. Other birds were 1 Ruffed Grouse (drumming), 2 Northern Flickers, 10 Common Ravens, 1 Black-capped Chickadee, 3 Mountain Chickadee, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 10 American Robins, 1 Varied Thrush, 6 Dark-eyed Juncos, 1 Brown Creeper, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch
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