Mount Lorette (17 Mar 2023) 37 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 33 | 33 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Goshawk | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 32 | 199 | 199 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 37 | 238 | 238 |
| Observation start time: | 05:45:00 |
| Observation end time: | 19:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 13.25 hours |
| Official Counter | Graeme Dunlop |
| Observers: | Caroline Lambert, Ruth Morrow |
Visitors:
Nine visitors came with binoculars to watch migration. Six others stopped to talk.
Weather:
The temperature started at -14C, rising to 1C by afternoon. Cloudless skies early morning, then variable amounts of cirrus. Ground winds mostly light from the south, becoming slightly stronger westerly later in the day.
Raptor Observations:
The first Golden Eagle was seen at 11am, gliding quite low northwards from Mt. Kidd before disappearing behind Nakiska Ridge. A further 6 eagles were seen using this flight path before noon, after that all migrants were seen gliding quite high over the east ridges and on towards Mt. Lorette where they often had to soar to regain height. Eagle movement was slow but steady through the afternoon. The count consisted of 32 Golden Eagles (27 adults and 5 of unknown age), 4 Bald Eagles (3 adults and 1 undifferentiated immature) and 1 adult Northern Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose 10, Canada Jay 1, Common Raven 8, Pine Siskin 4, Black-capped Chickadee 1, Mountain Chickadee 4, Boreal Chickadee 2, Belted Kingfisher 1, Hairy Woodpecker 1.
Report submitted by ()
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]
