Mount Lorette (31 Oct 2026) 64 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2026 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 43 | 53 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 55 | 83 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 16 | 19 |
| Golden Eagle | 63 | 1829 | 2095 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 14 | 18 |
| Total: | 64 | 2010 | 2376 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Allison Zukewich |
Visitors:
23 people stopped to talk and 2 people stayed for a while to watch for migrants.
Weather:
Start temp: -8 C. High temp: 4 C. End temp: 0 C. Ground wind: S-SW-W, nearly calm in the morning, around 10 km/h in the afternoon. Ridge wind: SW-SSW 12-49 km/h gusting 29-67 km/h. Clouds: 10-20% cumulus & cirrus.
Raptor Observations:
The count for the day was 63 Golden Eagles (50 a, 2 sa, 1 j, 5 ui, 5 u) and 1 subadult 3 Bald Eagle. Migration was slow until 2 PM when movement picked up, then it remained steady until almost sunset. All of them used the east ridges. Most were flying around the average height close to the mountain peaks but some were much higher in the afternoon. Lack of cloud cover made the light great for ageing but spotting was often difficult in the blue sky. 3 Golden Eagles landed on cliffs on the Fisher Range near sunset. A local adult Bald Eagle flew low over the river, and a dark adult Red-tailed Hawk was landed on Hummingbird Plume Hill but wasn’t seen going south.
Non-raptor Observations:
The highlight was a Northern Pygmy-owl that perched near the edge of the meadow in the morning.
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Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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