Mount Lorette (24 Sep 2023) 41 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Osprey | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 | 18 | 18 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 29 | 58 | 58 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Total: | 41 | 112 | 112 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 10 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Jessica Banas |
Visitors:
Thanks to Jim St Laurent for joining us at the site and helping to spot raptors.
65 visitors stopped to engage, including a couple hiking groups and many families.
Weather:
The temperature was 10 C at the start of observation. It rose to a high of 14, then fell to 11 as we were leaving. Ground wind was light in the morning and gusted up to 20 km/h in the afternoon. Ridge winds were moderate almost all day with gusts reaching 49 km/h, with the exception of 12:00-13:00 where it was almost calm for a brief period of time. Cloud cover was 70-90% until late afternoon when it cleared slightly to 50%.
Raptor Observations:
The count included 29 Golden Eagles (10a, 6j, 2sa, 1ui, 10u), 1 Osprey, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 1 American Goshawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 4 Merlins, and 2 small unidentified raptors. Almost all the migrants used the eastern ridges with the majority being detected at Patrick or The Bumps. One sharp-shinned hawk used the western ridges and one Merlin flew low down the valley. Non-migrant raptors included an adult Golden Eagle, an adult American Goshawk and a Sharp-shinned Hawk that hunted near the meadow. Poor light and bad angles often hampered ageing.
Non-raptor Observations:
Larus sp. 5 (Migrating high above ridge level. California or Herring gulls.), Belted Kingfisher 1, Canada Jay 3, Common Raven 15, Black-capped Chickadee 1, Boreal Chickadee 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 1, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, American Dipper 2, American Robin 80, Bohemian Waxwing 12, American Pipit 3, Red Crossbill 4, White-winged Crossbill 1, Pine Siskin 2, Dark-eyed Junco 1, White-crowned Sparrow 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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Count data submitted via Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
