Mount Lorette (15 Nov 2023) 2 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 46 | 130 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 174 | 3078 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Total: | 2 | 221 | 3542 |
| Observation start time: | 10:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 14:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Annie Finch |
| Observers: | Rosemary Power |
Visitors:
Four people stopped to chat about the count.
Weather:
The morning started out at 0°C, rose to 2°C by noon, and had fallen to 1°C when we conclude the count at 2:30pm. Ground winds were gusty all day, ranging from light to 15 km/h. Ridge winds were moderate, gusting to over 70km/h in the morning, falling to 12km/h as the snow moved in. Cloud cover was complete all day with scattered cumulus clouds against a solid layer of altostratus. Snow fell around the valley all day, and the count was concluded early as it approached the site in the early afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Migrant Eagles A slow day for eagles as is befitting for the last day of the fall count. The only two migrant eagles observed were adult Bald Eagles, one flying relatively low up the river and the other heading south over the west side of the valley.
Zero Golden Eagles 2 Bald Eagles: 2a
No other migrant raptors were observed.
Non-migrant Raptors An American Goshawk called in the morning from near the path. An American Goshawk also soared above the western valley in the afternoon, but was too backlit to age. An adult Bald Eagle flew north down the river in the early afternoon.
Non-raptor Observations:
The local Canada Jays looked on inquisitively as we dismantled our seasonal site installations. A lone Common Merganser seen diving in the crystal-clear waters of the Kananaskis River as we departed for the year provided a fitting conclusion to another successful count.
1 Common Merganser 2 Canada Jay 3 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Boreal Chickadee 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 10 Bohemian Waxwing 1 Common Redpoll
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
