Mount Lorette (31 Oct 2022) 7 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 72 | 85 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 18 | 47 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 13 | 24 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 18 | 25 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 22 | 31 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Golden Eagle | 7 | 2072 | 2227 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 13 | 15 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 17 | 21 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Total: | 7 | 2299 | 2550 |
| Observation start time: | 12:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 4.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Lori Anderson |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
None
Weather:
Bad weather hindered the onset of today’s count. The temperature at 13:00 was 2C and remained the same. SW winds were calm at times and only rose to about 5km/h. Ridge winds appeared to be moderate from a westerly direction. After 16:00, the brief clearing in the clouds began to close in. The ridges disappeared and the drizzle turned to snow. The count ended at 17:30.
Raptor Observations:
After 1 pm the clouds cleared a bit and a few migrants were located along the Eastern ridges. Some were found gliding into Patrick and continuing along the Fisher Range. The birds that were aged had flown below ridge level which made identification possible in the low light of the day. Final Count: Golden Eagle 7 (4a, 3u).
Non-raptor Observations:
I finally got to meet the Brown Creeper of Hay Meadow after all these years. I think there were two, but I didn’t get a good look at the other. About thirty Golden Crowned Kinglets crossed the path right in front of me in small groups of three and four. Iâve never seen so many of these cute little thinglets together! Some even stopped a few feet away to observe me. Five Loons flew by, first to the east behind Patrick and later to the Southwest. Two large groups of birds with extremely fast and furious Bohemian Waxwing flight style passed through the valley. One had about 50 birds and the other 100 at least. In addition, there were two Black-capped Chickadees, one Boreal Chickadee, one Northern Flicker, four Ravens, one Hairy Woodpecker, one Canada Jay, one Ruffed Grouse drumming, and a sweet singer, Tom the Dipper (adult).
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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