Mount Lorette (26 Sep 2022) 21 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 4 | 27 | 27 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Northern Goshawk | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 11 | 128 | 128 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: | 21 | 204 | 204 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Lori Anderson |
| Observers: | Eric Langshaw, Mustafa Onder Ersin, Rosemary Power |
Visitors:
About 25 interested visitors and friends stopped by.
Weather:
From heated socks to bare feet. The temperature in the wee hours of the morning was 3°C and quickly changed with the scorching sun after sunrise reaching 22°C. Wisps of cirrus clouds varied from 10% to 70% throughout the day and a thin humid mist filled the air. There was only a slight breeze at ground level and under 10 Km/h at ridge level for most of the day and consequently few birds ventured out to migrate.
Raptor Observations:
Most of the raptors appeared between 14:00 and 17:00 with about half using the eastern route and the rest found to the west or valley center. 11 Golden Eagles (7a,3sa,1u), 1 adult Bald Eagle, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Northern Harrier, 1 Northern Goshawk, 1 Coopers Hawk and 1 large falcon. Numerous sightings of a Non-migrating Northern Goshawk throughout the day.
Non-raptor Observations:
145 American Robins, 42 Canada Geese, 1 Common Merganser, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 18 Common Ravens, 2 Boreal Chickadees, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Sparrow sp., 1 Varied Thrush, 1 Blue-headed Vireo, 1 Clarkâs Nutcracker, 10 Dark-eyed Junco, 1 Snowshoe hare, 2 Red Squirrels, and Mourning Cloak butterflies everywhere.
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