Mount Lorette (15 Nov 2025) 22 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 11 | 45 | 113 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Golden Eagle | 11 | 258 | 2463 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Total: | 22 | 310 | 2948 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.63 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Allison Zukewich |
Visitors:
26 people stopped to talk, 3 stayed to watch for migrating raptors.
Weather:
The temperature started at 2C, rose to 6C, and was 5C at the end of the day. The ridges were clear, but it was mostly cloudy all day, with light ground winds from the southwest and moderate to strong ridge winds from the west southwest and southwest.
Raptor Observations:
The flight was split between Golden and Bald Eagles with 11 of each – 4 adult and 4 unaged Golden Eagles, and 7 adult and 3 immature Bald Eagles.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 Common Merganser, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 3 Canada Jays, 2 Clark’s Nutcrackers, 6 Common Ravens, 8 Black-capped Chickadees, 2 Boreal Chickadees, 2 Mountain Chickadees, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 American Dipper, 35 Redpolls, 1 Red Crossbill, 5 White-winged Crossbills, 1 Pine Siskin, and 1 Dark-eyed Junco. 1 White-tailed Deer was also seen.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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Count data submitted via Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
