Mount Lorette (28 Sep 2023) 19 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Osprey | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 28 | 28 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 13 | 136 | 136 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Unknown Buteo | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Total: | 19 | 218 | 218 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 18:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4 hours |
| Official Counter | Neil Denton |
| Observers: | Caroline Lambert, Rosemary Power |
Visitors:
8 visitors, including 2 knowledgeable individuals asking good questions about the count.
Weather:
Ridgetop Temperatures were between 0C and -3C, with a daily high temperature of 2C.
Ground Level Temperatures were between 0C at 9am and 8C at 6:30pm with a daily high temperature of 10C.
Wind Summary of ridge wind – Primarily S or SSW variable between 17km/h and 24km/h, gusting to 42km/h.
Summary of ground wind – Primarily S or SSW variable between 0km/h and 15km/h
Cloud cover and precipitation – Variable cloud cover above 65%, with significant periods of 100% cloud cover. Visibility varied significantly with periods of low cloud partially or completely obscuring passing migrants, to clear views over the ridge lines. Difficult visibility throughout various periods of the day. Low cloud prevented clear or adequate views of some raptors.
Raptor Observations:
Raptor & Related Observations Number & ages of migrating GOEA 13 Golden Eagles (7AD, 1SA, 0JUV, 0UI, 5U) Number & ages of migrating BAEA Zero Other Raptor Observations Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2 Unidentified Buteo: 4 1 GOEA, 1SSHA chasing Bohemian Waxwings
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds were: 2 Common Merganser, 1 Golden Eagle (resident), 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk (resident), 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Prairie Falcon (resident), 1 Black-billed Magpie, 3 American Crow, 19+ Common Raven, 1 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 American Dipper, 65 American Robin – in several flocks and individuals, 1 American Pipit, 1 Red Crossbill, 2 Pine Siskin, 1 White-crowned Sparrow.
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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 Dunkadoo – [Project Details]
