Mount Lorette (18 Oct 2023) 67 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 39 | 41 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 96 | 126 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 25 | 29 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 15 | 20 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Golden Eagle | 62 | 1823 | 1980 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 25 | 43 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Total: | 67 | 2068 | 2317 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10.42 hours |
| Official Counter | Dan Parliament |
| Observers: | Cindy Parliament, Rick Robb |
Visitors:
A thank you to Hazel and Nancy who visited in the afternoon and assisted in spotting and special thanks to Cindy.
Weather:
The initial temperature was a balmy 10 C increasing to a high of 14 C at 1400 hrs. The balmy temperatures were offset by initial ground winds of 10 km/hr and increasing to 60 km/hr creating general blustery conditions. At times it was difficult to stand properly to scope and age the birds. Ridge winds were from the SW and averaged 80 to 110 km/hr. The strong ridge winds resulted in the migrants flying very high and fast. Drizzle occurred periodically throughout the day and then steady rain from 1700 hrs.
Raptor Observations:
The migrant raptor count was 62 Golden Eagles:(31 Adult, 2 Juvenile, 29 unaged), 4 Bald Eagles: (4 Adult), and 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk: (1 unaged). Aging was very difficult as the birds were flying high and fast over the East ridges, making locating with the scope very challenging. In addition, the migrants typically in their fast flight, only presented a side profile.
A single American Goshawk was heard calling from the parking lot early in the morning and was counted as a non-migrant resident bird.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds were: Ruffed Grouse 1, American Goshawk 1, Black-billed Magpie 1, Common Raven 6, American Robin 12, Black-capped Chickadee 3, Boreal Chickadee 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 2, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
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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]
