Mount Lorette (25 Sep 2024) 8 Raptors
Mount Lorette
Alberta, Canada
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 7 | 79 | 79 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 8 | 103 | 103 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:45:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Rick Robb |
| Observers: | Glenn Webber |
Visitors:
33 Visitors Some very interested in the count
Weather:
Very warm and windy day 17c at start ,22c as high , 21c at end of day Cloud cover 10 to 15 % Cu clouds mostly, some Ci Ground winds SW 10 to 45 kph Ridge winds Moderate to High No precipitation
Raptor Observations:
All eagles seen over eastern ridges , most traveling high and fast Raptor count 7 6 GOEA 5u,1j 1 SSHA
Non-raptor Observations:
Wind kept most small birds to ground 1 Ruffed Grouse, 1 Common Merganser 4 Pine Siskins
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