Mount Lorette (20 Oct 2024) 45 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 45 | 56 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 | 72 | 90 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Golden Eagle | 38 | 1883 | 2146 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Total: | 45 | 2061 | 2384 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9.33 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton |
| Observers: | Allison Zukewich |
Visitors:
19 people stopped to chat and watch for eagles.
Weather:
The day started out warm at 6 degrees and rose to 14 by the afternoon. As the pressure dropped (6 points throughout the day), a storm system skirted around the valley to the west. Winds at the ground level were mostly between 1 and 3 beaufort, but increased to 5 around 17:30. Cumulus clouds hung low in the sky for much of the day, and moved very fast across the sky.
Raptor Observations:
38 Golden Eagles were counted today, all of which followed the eastern ridgeline. Almost all came through high and very fast. This count was boosted by 3 Bald Eagles, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and a singular American Goshawk. The resident Goshawk was also seen, as was one of the resident Bald Eagles. The busiest hour was between 11:00 and 12:00, when 13 Golden Eagles were seen.
Non-raptor Observations:
A fairly quiet day for other birds. In total the non-raptor bird list reads: 6 Common Mergansers, 7 unidentified waterfowl, 1 unidentified larid, 4 Common Loon, 2 Canada Jay, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 34 Common Raven, 5 Black-capped Chickadee, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2 American Dipper.
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