Mount Lorette (22 Apr 2023) 8 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 50 | 136 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 29 | 30 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Golden Eagle | 2 | 329 | 1768 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Merlin | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 8 | 473 | 2026 |
| Observation start time: | 05:45:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Lynn Macintosh |
Visitors:
27 visitors stopped to talk. 2 stayed for a bit to watch for migrants.
Weather:
At the start of observation it was -4C, and low clouds hung to the south and west which sent light flurries into the valley. The east ridges were also partially obscured at the beginning of the day. The snow and low cloud cleared quickly giving way to a mostly sunny day with a high of 6. Ground wind was light in the morning, and in the afternoon sustained winds were between 10 and 20 km/h with some gusts over 30. The direction was usually from SW-WSW but occasionally it swung around to the north. Ridge wind was from the WSW all day, light to moderate in the morning then growing strong in the afternoon. As is customary on the final day of the count when migration is slow, observation was concluded early at 5:30 PM after the site was packed up.
Raptor Observations:
The count for the day consisted of 2 Golden Eagles (1 sub-adult, 1 unaged), 1 unaged Cooper’s Hawk, 4 Bald Eagles (1 adult, 2 undifferentiated sub-adults, 1 sub-adult 1), and 1 unidentified eagle. Migrants were generally high using variable flight paths. Some were soaring and gliding up the east side of the valley though both the western and eastern ridges saw a little use. They moved sporadically in the late morning and early afternoon. The first was recorded at 9:54 AM and the last at 2:33 PM. Resident raptors included at least one of the local Golden Eagle pair, two adult red-tailed hawks, and one adult Northern Goshawk displaying.
Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose 1 American Wigeon 2 Flying with Mallards Mallard 7 Ruffed Grouse 3 Drumming Belted Kingfisher 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Canada Jay 2 Common Raven 9 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Mountain Chickadee 3 Boreal Chickadee 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 American Dipper 1 European Starling 5 Varied Thrush 3 American Robin 20 Bohemian Waxwing 45 American Pipit 3 White-winged Crossbill 2 Pine Siskin 5 Dark-eyed Junco 7
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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