Mount Lorette (29 Sep 2025) 30 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 30 | 30 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 24 | 106 | 106 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Total: | 30 | 207 | 207 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Dan Parliament |
| Observers: | Neil Denton |
Visitors:
There were 22 visitors to the site to ask questions and to learn about migration.
Weather:
The weather was exceptional for the end of September. The opening temperature was +3 C with a day time high of +18 C. Ground winds were calm at 1-5 km/hr, and ridge winds were “Low” to “Med”.
Raptor Observations:
The total migratory raptor count was thirty. There were 24 migratory Golden Eagles (11 adults, 1 Subadult, 3 Juveniles, 9 unaged). The unaged birds were due to the extremely fast and high flight pattern during mid to late afternoon. Other raptor migrants were 1 Bald Eagle, 1 Northern Harrier, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 American Goshawk ,and 1 Broad-winged Hawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
The non-raptor species were quite active: 3 Canada Goose, 16 American Robin, 10 Pine Siskin, 9 Common Raven, 2 American Crow, 15 Cedar Waxwings, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 4 Northern Flicker, 2 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 Canada Jay
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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 Trektellen.org – [Project Details]
