Mount Lorette (23 Mar 2025) 17 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 23, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 17 | 654 | 654 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 17 | 682 | 682 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Dan Parliament |
| Observers: | Sofia Preece |
Visitors:
There were approximately 20 visitors who stopped to chat. A special thank you to George in the AM and Jessica in the PM who assisted with spotting and aging of the migrant Golden Eagles !
Weather:
The opening temperature was 0 C, rising to a high of +4 C at noon and remaining stable throughout the day. Ground winds were generally SW at 1-5 km/hr with gusts to 10 km/hr. The skies were overcast with Stratocumulus cover, and both ridges were generally clear throughout the day. The ridge winds were estimated to be from the SW at “Medium” ( 11-40 km/hr).
Raptor Observations:
A total of 17 Golden Eagle migrants (13 Adults, 4 Unaged) were observed during the day. The migrants generally flew very high and fast across the East ridges to Lorette. The resident Golden Eagle pair were active throughout the day, hunting over Hummingbird Plume and circling Mt Lorette. Two resident adult Bald Eagles were observed flying South.
Non-raptor Observations:
Pileated Woodpecker x 2, Northern Shrike X 1, Canada Jay x 2, Common Raven x 7, Black-capped Chickadee x 4, American Mink x 1
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