Mount Lorette (24 Mar 2023) 29 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Goshawk | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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 | 28 | 600 | 600 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 29 | 670 | 670 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Graeme Dunlop |
| Observers: | Ruth Morrow |
Visitors:
8 people stopped by to ask what we were doing.
Weather:
The temperature rose to 1C from a low of -5C. Ground winds were light E or calm, while ridge winds were mainly light to moderate W becoming light NE in the afternoon. Cloud cover was 70-100% cumulus with stratocumulus gradually thickening and lowering through the day. Some light snow flurries from late morning. We moved the watch site to Wasootch Creek at 15:00 but conditions continued to deteriorate so the count was ended at 16:00.
Raptor Observations:
A total of 29 migrants were seen between 10:20 and 14:00. The first Golden Eagles were seen circling over the summit of Mt. Kidd, all further birds were seen on the eastern side, usually gliding near ridge level with some soaring. One Golden Eagle gave us a rare close sighting as it came gliding down river passing c.50m above us. The only other species seen was a young Northern Goshawk. Total 28 Golden Eagles (19a, 9u).
Non-raptor Observations:
3 American Robins were singing near the meadow at dawn. Canada Goose 3, Canada Jay 2, Northern Flicker 2, Downy Woodpecker 3, Common Raven 12, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Red Crossbill 1, Pine Siskin 3.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
