Mount Lorette (24 Sep 2025) 17 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 4 | 15 | 15 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 6 | 34 | 34 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total: | 17 | 81 | 81 |
| Observation start time: | 07:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9.15 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton |
| Observers: | Peter Lloyd |
Visitors:
Approximately 35 people walked the trail today, and they all stopped to say hello!
Weather:
Temperatures were pleasant, holding between 9 and 13 degrees all day. The sun beat down from a largely cloudless sky until a scattering of small cumulus clouds came in around 16:00. The wind was constant, averaging 3-4 Beaufort.
Raptor Observations:
Almost all of our raptors were seen before 12pm! The 6 Golden Eagles (4a, 1j, 1u) were split between the Eastern and western ridges, and stayed low for the whole time they were in sight. Other raptors included 4 Red-tailed Hawks, 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks, a low-flying Cooper’s Hawk, and a distant American Goshawk. A resident subadult Bald Eagle made a few passes, and was dive-bombed by a resident Red-tailed Hawk at one point.
Non-raptor Observations:
Siskins were moving down the river in small groups all morning, and several skeins of Canada Geese crossed over high. There was a White-crowned Sparrow in the bushes, and the resident American Dipper made a brief appearance.
Report submitted by Ethan Denton (ethan@suechick.com)
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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Count data submitted via Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
