Mount Lorette (30 Mar 2023) 66 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 30, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 3 | 85 | 85 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Goshawk | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 61 | 1428 | 1428 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 66 | 1541 | 1541 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 19:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 12.58 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton |
| Observers: | Rick Robb |
Visitors:
28 of which 9 stopped to talk
Weather:
A warmer day, getting up to +5 by the late efternoon. Ground winds were largely from the NE, and increased gradually throughout the day. It was sunny and mostly cloudless.
Raptor Observations:
Following two big days, the Goldens slowed down a bit, with just above 60 birds passing today. Most appeared over the western ridge between 10:00 and 12:00, but the few that we saw in the afternoon had mostly switched to the Eastern side. Additonal raptors included one migrant Goshawk, a small accipitor which vanished quickly, and 3 Bald Eagles.
The resident pair of Goldens were active, with one regularly pursuing migrants out of his territory. The resident Goshawk was also quite active, and made several appearances.
Non-raptor Observations:
Apart from the usual handful of Robins, Siskins, Juncos, and Chickadees, it wasn’t too busy. In the late afternoon a flock of about 70 Snow Geese passed high over the bumps. Tom the resident American Dipper popped by as the sun was setting, but didn’t stay for long.
Report submitted by Ethan Denton (ethan@suechick.com)
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]
