Mount Lorette (24 Mar 2026) 1 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 1 | 870 | 870 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total: | 1 | 942 | 942 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 08:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 0.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
I would have been very surprised had there been any visitors so early in the morning on such a windy, snowy, cold day. There were none.
Weather:
Spring weather. There was some hope that just maybe the snow would hold off a little bit this morning and there would be a continuation of yesterday’s flight, but it was not to be. Although the sky was overcast, the ridges were clear on arrival at sunrise, but first the west ridge dissolved into the mist, and then clouds draped over the east ridge, bringing light snow that was forecast to worsen and continue for the rest of the day, so the count was abandoned after less than an hour. Ground winds were in the range 20-30kph from the northeast – migrant eagles are rarely seen when the wind is from that direction. For that brief time the temperature was -5C.
Raptor Observations:
In spite of the conditions, one unaged Golden Eagle was seen flying briefly above the east ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds around were a small flock of starlings, some Canada Geese, a small flock of crows heading north, and a couple of Varied Thrushes.
Predictions:
Tomorrow is looking better than today, but some flurries may get in the way of the migration. The next big days could be Friday and Saturday this week.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
