Mount Lorette (20 Apr 2024) 13 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 | 23 | 82 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 19 | 22 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Golden Eagle | 7 | 198 | 1783 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 13 | 277 | 1950 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:45:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.83 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Colin Stallknecht |
Visitors:
37 people stopped to talk
Weather:
The temperature was -1 C at the start of observation, it rose to a high of 7, then fell to 6 as we were leaving. There wasn’t a single cloud all day. Ground wind was 10-20 km/h from the SW. Rige wind direction couldn’t be judged due to the lack of low cloud or blowing snow, but strength was probably light to moderate since there wasn’t any snow blowing off the ridges. In the afternoon some snow plumes appeared indicating moderate to strong winds from the S-SW.
Raptor Observations:
Migrants moved over the western ridges and valley, except for the last two Golden Eagles, who used the eastern ridges. Height and flight method were variable. The count for the day was 7 Golden Eagles (4 adults, 2 subadults, 1 unaged), 2 Bald Eagles (1 adult, 1 subadult), 1 Osprey, 1 Adult Cooper’s Hawk, 1 Female American Kestrel, and 1 unidentified Accipiter. Local raptors included an adult Red-tailed Hawk and a Prairie Falcon that was flying south along the Fisher Range.
Non-raptor Observations:
The most interesting non-raptor was a Snow Goose who landed on a gravel bar across the river from the site at 10:30 AM and was still there when we left around 5:45 PM. The other birds were: Canada Goose 2, Ruffed Grouse 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-naped Sapsucker 1, Northern Flicker 2, Common Raven 17, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Mountain Chickadee 4, Boreal Chickadee 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 5, Red-breasted Nuthatch 2, Brown Creeper 1, Varied Thrush 2, American Robin 6, American Pipit 1, Red Crossbill 1, Fox Sparrow 1, Dark-eyed Junco 1, Lincoln’s Sparrow 1, and Brewer’s Blackbird 1.
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