Mount Lorette (21 Apr 2024) Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 23 | 82 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 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 | 0 | 198 | 1783 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 277 | 1950 |
| Observation start time: | 10:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 3 hours |
| Official Counter | Jessica Banas |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
There were very few people seen today, and two stopped to chat briefly.
Weather:
Upon arrival to the parking lot at 9:30, it was near white-out conditions with snow and fog covering the entire valley (a surprise given the forecast). After an hour, the conditions lifted slightly on the East side of the valley, so the count was started at 11. Snow continued throughout the morning on the west side of the valley and ridges of the east, with incredibly high winds blowing on both sides. The ground winds were quite strong as well with gusts up 60km/hr. The temperature stayed static for the entire duration of the count at 3C. The clouds were thick and towards 2pm the rain clouds moved in which led to the count being ended.
Raptor Observations:
There were no migrating raptors seen today. There was a brief low sighting of a local sub-adult golden.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other observations were also limited, even the Ravens were grounded and only seen in the parking lot, however there were 7 female common mergansers in a small group on the river, which was a nice treat. The fox sparrow continued today as well for the brief 5 minutes the sun made an appearance.
2 Canada Goose, 9 Common Merganser, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 2 Common Raven, 1 Mountain Chickadee, 2 Boreal Chickadee, 2 Varied Thrush, 1 American Robin, 3 Bohemian Waxwing, 1 Fox Sparrow, 54 Dark-eyed Junco.
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