Mount Lorette (21 Sep 2025) 14 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 3 | 13 | 13 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Total: | 14 | 36 | 36 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9 hours |
| Official Counter | Cameron Harvey |
| Observers: | Glenn Webber |
Visitors:
18 people stopped to ask about the count. Thank you to Caroline Lambert for helping spot for several hours in the afternoon.
Weather:
The day’s count started with a temperature of 6 C and a mostly clear sky. Shortly after 09:00 MST a warm south wind started to blow which rapidly increased the temperature and brought in a significant amount of low level smoke. The sky grew increasingly cloudy through the count with overcast cumulus conditions by mid afternoon. Max temperature was 16 C. Ground level winds were mostly light from the south with the odd gust to 28 km/h. ridgetop winds were generally moderate from the SW.
Raptor Observations:
The count consisted of 3 Golden Eagles (1 sub-adult, 2 unaged), 1 Bald Eagle (sub-adult), 1 Unknown Eagle, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Broad-winged Hawk, 1 Merlin, 2 Unknown Buteo, 1 Unknown Accipiter, 2 Unknown small raptor. No non-migrant raptors were observed. Overcast conditions made raptors easy to spot, but the smoke haze made identification difficult. Early flight path was over Hummingbird Plume to the western ridges and later flight path was generally over the east ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non raptor observations included: 80+ American Robins, 3 Black Capped Chickadees, 2 Mountain Chickadees, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 12 Common Ravens, 2 Barn Swallows, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 4 Clark’s Nutcrackers, 6 Pine Siskin’s, 1 Canada Jay, 6 Common Mergansers, 2 Northern Flickers and 1 Pileated Woodpecker.
Report submitted by ()
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]
Mount Lorette (20 Sep 2025) 22 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagle | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Observation start time: | 08:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 9.33 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Lynette MacCulloch |
Visitors:
About 70 people stopped to inquire about the count, and 4 people came with binoculars to watch for migrants.
Weather:
The 2025 fall count began under a clear sky, with light SW wind, and a temperature of 6 C. The temperature increased quickly to a high of 21. Cirrus and altocumulus clouds moved in during the afternoon, variably covering 20-60% of the sky. Afternoon wind was blustery, with some gusts reaching 30 km/h.
Raptor Observations:
The count consisted of 10 Golden Eagles (2 adults, 1 juvenile, 3 sub-adults, 2 undifferentiated immature, 2 unaged), 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 3 Broad-winged Hawks, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Merlin, 1 unidentified Buteo, and 2 small unidentified raptors. No non-migrant raptors were observed. Movement was mostly on the eastern ridges, though a handful of raptors used the west. Migration peaked later in the day, with a high count of 7 raptors between 5 and 6 PM.
Non-raptor Observations:
The non-raptor highlight was a Steller’s Jay, a species not often seen in this part of the mountains. Some songbird migration was evident during the day. At least 100 American Robins and 30 Pine Siskins flew south over the site in the morning, and 6 Clark’s Nutcrackers were heading conspicuously south in the afternoon.
Other birds included 1 Belted Kingfisher, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 15 Common Ravens, 3 Black Capped Chickadees, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2 Barn Swallows, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 5 Red Crossbills, 5 Dark-eyed Juncos, 1 White-throated Sparrow, 2 Savannah Sparrows, 1 Song Sparrow, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 3 Yellow-rumped warblers, and 2 Wilson’s Warblers.
Report submitted by ()
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]
2025 Fall Count
The Fall 2025 Migration Count runs from September 20 to November 15 with observers at the Mount Lorette site daily. If interested in visiting the site we suggest that you visit after 3 pm. We see the majority of migrating eagles later in the afternoon. This is the 33rd year of vigilant recording. Thank you to the observers and count coordinators.
Mount Lorette (22 Apr 2025) 9 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 21 | 77 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 22 | 24 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 5 | 155 | 1093 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown Falcon | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Total: | 9 | 246 | 1260 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Lynette MacCulloch |
| Observers: | Rosemary Power |
Visitors:
Eleven people stopped to chat. Several had their own binoculars and observed for their own interest.
Weather:
Upon arrival at the observation site, the sky was blue, the sun was shining but immediately the clouds billowed up from the mountain tops and covered the sky and sent graupel hurtling down. The temperature was zero and made its way to plus 3. winds were very light mostly from the west, occasionally northwest and north east. Ridge winds were barely discernable, very light from the west, high winds also from the west, or south but light. Cumulous clouds dominated with cumulonimbus showing up on the horizon at times. After two graupel showers, there was only sun and clouds.
Raptor Observations:
4 Golden eagles(2sa,1j,1u), I unknown Falcon, 1 unknown accipiter, 1 subadult Bald eagle and 1 adult Goshawk were seen migrating. All appeared over the east side of the valley and caught good lines that carried them quickly beyond Mt Lorette. The resident Bald eagle was seen flying over the valley and was pestered by a Sharp-shinned hawk, which must also be a resident. The resident Goshawk flew up the valley and the resident Golden eagles put on a show over Skogan pass, flying close to one another , then seemed to be hunting separately around Mt Lorette.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds seen at the site were 2 Mallards, 5 Canada Geese, 10 Ravens, 6 Dark-eyed Junco’s, 3 Mountain Chickadees, 2 Black-capped Chickadees, I golden-crowned Kinglet, I Golden-eye duck, and a flock of about 16 Cedar Waxwings flew over twice. The Kingfisher showed up around noon, Several robins , a Varied thrush flew overhead. The ruffed Grouse thumped till noon and the Fox sparrow was heard but not seen.
Report submitted by ()
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Mount Lorette (21 Apr 2025) Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 20 | 76 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 22 | 24 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 150 | 1088 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Total: | 0 | 237 | 1251 |
(No count conducted today)
Weather:
No count was conducted due to wet snow or a rain/snow mix and low cloud which obscured the ridges all day. The forecast called for more of the same until Tuesday morning.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Report submitted by ()
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Mount Lorette (20 Apr 2025) 1 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 20 | 76 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 22 | 24 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 150 | 1088 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total: | 1 | 237 | 1251 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Cameron Harvey |
| Observers: | Lynette MacCulloch |
Visitors:
11 visitors stopped to talk. 4 brought binoculars, but did not help spot for a significant period of time.
Weather:
The weather was a mixed bag during today’s count. Before the count began the valley was filled with a low cloud ceiling obscuring all ridges. By count start the cloud had lifted giving some ridge visibility. Throughout the day both east and west ridge visibility ranged from 20-80% obscured with the odd snow squall rolling through. Thick cumulus clouds were around for most of the day, however we did get a few delightful periods of warm sunshine through a high haze of cirrostratus clouds. Temperature was 1° C at count start, rising to a high of 4° C. Ground winds were highly variable, but tended to come from the north. Ridge winds were difficult to judge with little cloud movement at ridge level. Upper winds were also difficult to judge, with different cloud layers moving in different directions, but winds appeared light based on cloud movement.
Raptor Observations:
1 large migrant raptor was observed on the west ridge, but was unfortunately not identified due to disappearing into thick cloud before being spotted in the scope.
Non-migrant raptors included 1 adult American Goshawk and 2 adult Red-tailed hawks (light morph) who made several appearances near the count site.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds included: 17 Canada Goose, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2 Northern Flicker, 9 Common Raven, 1 Mountain Chickadee, 2 Black-capped Chickadee, 20 Dark-eyed Junco, 1 Bufflehead, 7 Mallard, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 2 Common Merganser, 6 American Robin, 6 Trumpeter/Tundra Swan.
Report submitted by ()
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Mount Lorette (19 Apr 2025) 9 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 20 | 76 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 22 | 24 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden Eagle | 4 | 150 | 1088 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Buteo | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total: | 9 | 236 | 1250 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Cameron Harvey |
| Observers: | Jennifer Brand |
Visitors:
A busy day with visitors with 37 stopping to talk in some way and 1 helping to spot for 20 minutes with binoculars.
Weather:
Mostly cloudy day (cumulus) with several short squalls passing through. The temperature at the start of count was 8° C and rose to 10° C before falling to 7° C by count end. Ground winds were mild from the S/SW most of the day, ridge winds were light at count start, increasing to moderate at times in the afternoon. Although a couple of snow squalls briefly obscured the west ridge, conditions were good for spotting through most of the day except for one rain squall from 14:15-14:50 that obscured all ridges.
Raptor Observations:
Two migrant Golden Eagles in the first 20 minutes of count (both on the west ridges) were a promising start to the day. however, the promising start quickly dwindled down. A total of 9 migrant raptors were seen comprising 4 Golden Eagles (2sa, 2ua), 2 undifferentiated Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 adult Red-tailed Hawk, 1 unidentified buteo and 1 unidentified raptor. Flight paths were a mix, with 2 eagles being picked up on the west and 2 on the east ridges.
Non-migrant raptors included 1 adult Golden Eagle, 1 adult Bald Eagle and 1 American Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds included: 1 Red-breasted nuthatch, 2 Black-capped Chickadee, 2 Varied Thrush, 6 Dark-eyed Junco, 1 Fox Sparrow, 14 American Robin, 1 Ruffed Grouse (drumming), 11 Common Raven, 5 Canada Goose, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Northern Flicker and 26 Bohemian Waxwing.
Report submitted by ()
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
