Mount Lorette (12 Nov 2025) 27 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 12 | 33 | 101 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Golden Eagle | 13 | 247 | 2452 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Total: | 27 | 287 | 2925 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton , Peter Lloyd |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
Only 3 people stopped to talk today.
Weather:
It was a calm, pleasant say which saw little ground wind and temperatures rising up to 8.5°C. Ridge winds were middling, typically around 40 gusting 60, and cloud cover was varied but almost always high and never threatening.
Raptor Observations:
It was almost a perfect split today between Bald and Golden Eagles, but a last minute Golden edged them over with 13 migrants just beating 12 Baldies. All but three of the eagles crossed the Fisher Range, mostly around peak level and very few requiring much flapping. Three Bald Eagles were picked up at Lorette and chose the Western ridge.
The only other migrants were a gorgeous light-morph Rough-legged Hawk and a very distant raptor which was sadly unidentifiable before it vanished behind a ridgeline.
One resident Bald Eagle was seem cruising along the river.
Non-raptor Observations:
Another good Finch day! Migrating down the valley in small flocks was a medley of winter Finches, with Conservative counts reaching 155 Redpoll, 348 White-winged Crossbill, 4 Red Crossbill, and 56 unidentified Finches.
At one point there were 5 Canada Jays in one tree, but only three hung around. The Dipper was seen, as was the female Belted Kingfisher. A Downy Woodpecker foraged in the willows and a solitary Junco made a very brief appearance.
Report submitted by Ethan Denton (ethan@suechick.com)
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Mount Lorette (11 Nov 2025) 22 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 21 | 89 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Eagle | 21 | 234 | 2439 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total: | 22 | 260 | 2898 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Lynn Macintosh |
Visitors:
As it was a holiday, there were quite a few people on the trail. About 20 stopped to talk to us.
Weather:
As the effects of yesterday’s Chinook wind wore off, there was a negative trend in the temperature today. It started off unusually warm at 7C, reached a high of 8C, and was 5C when we left at sunset. The sky was almost completely covered with cumulus cloud at the start of the count. These thinned out during the morning exposing some cirrus cloud above. By the end of the day lenticular clouds were forming to the northeast, with thick cumulus clouds still persisting to the south and west. Ground winds were initially 10-20kph but subsided to almost nothing by day’s end. Ridge winds were moderate, ranging from 24kph to 43 kph, gusting as high as 63. Most of the higher clouds were coming from the northwest.
Raptor Observations:
Today’s conditions appeared very suitable for migrating Golden Eagles. Nearly all were seen gliding very high (3 to 4 binocular views up) and fast over the east ridge. With the sun behind thick clouds most of the day, and with clouds behind the east ridge, these high flying eagles were just black silhouettes against a white backdrop, making aging impossible. The total was 21 Golden Eagles (4a, 2ui, 15u) and one adult Bald Eagle.
A local juvenile Bald Eagle was seen twice, and an adult Bald Eagle was spotted flying up the river.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds seen today: one American Three-toed Woodpecker, three Common Mergansers, one female Belted Kingfisher, one Black-billed Magpie, about eight Common Ravens, two Mountain Chickadees, one American Dipper, about 50 Bohemian Waxwings, five Pine Grosbeaks, and about 15 Redpolls.
Report submitted by Caroline Lambert (caroline144@gmail.com)
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Mount Lorette (10 Nov 2025) 1 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 20 | 88 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Eagle | 1 | 213 | 2418 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total: | 1 | 238 | 2876 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Lynette MacCulloch |
| Observers: | Bill McKeeman |
Visitors:
We had 40 visitors and 5 dogs, all well behaved. Several people seemed quite interested in volunteering at some point in their lives
Weather:
This was a very unusual November day. The temperature at start was 8 degrees Celsius, up to 10 degrees at noon and then back down to 8 degrees at 16:00. The morning was fairly clear with few cumulus puffballs and gauzy strands to be able to tell the high winds were strong and from the west. Darker clouds came up in the west ,moving to the southern sky and then over to the eastern sky so that we had nice clouds cover to be able to see eagles against should they decide to fly. By days end, the sky had cleared and once again dark clouds moved in to cover a good half of the sky. Ground winds were southwest anywhere from less than 1BFT to gusts of BFT 5. The ridge winds were very strong from the southwest up to 128km/hr. with gusts up to 155km/hr. The high winds were mostly west and moving very rapidly
Raptor Observations:
With the high winds, there was much anticipation in seeing eagles flying high in the sky and lots of them. However, only one Golden eagle (an adult) was spotted all day, just over the bumps and then flying just under the tops of Fisher and McDougall disappearing over Baldy.
Non-raptor Observations:
The Ravens were having a hay day with the wind. There were demonstrations of their aviation skills with synchronized flying, and singleton air ballet. There were approximately 12 Ravens, climbing high, diving and flourishing around the mountain tops. Every black speck turned out to be a Raven except one. We did see two adult Bald eagles, sitting in a tree down stream then flying up and down the valley. Two magpies accompanied them. A Northern Goshawk flew low over the trees and landed in the middle somewhere. Several flocks of White-winged Cross-bills flew over as well as a small flock of Redpolls and Pine Grosbeaks. Six Bohemian Waxwings flew over, two Gray Jays came to visit as did the American Dipper. Black-capped Chickadees, Mountain Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatches called from the spruces. A lone White-tailed Buck went through the meadow in the morning.
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Mount Lorette (09 Nov 2025) 7 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 20 | 88 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Eagle | 5 | 212 | 2417 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total: | 7 | 237 | 2875 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.95 hours |
| Official Counter | Cameron Harvey |
| Observers: | Allison Zukewich, Luc Blanchette |
Visitors:
19 visitors stopped to talk.
Weather:
The temperature for today’s count started at 2C and rose to a high of 6C before falling to 5C at 17:00. The day was overcast with predominantly altostratus clouds. This made for great spotting conditions, however the air was less steady than average which led to reduced resolution through the spotting scope. Winds averaged Bft 2 at surface, mostly from the SW. Ridge winds were from the SW and ranged between 26-70 km/h sustained over the count period with gusts between 57-98 km/h.
Raptor Observations:
Migrant raptors included 5 Golden Eagles (2a, 1j, 2u), 1 Bald Eagle (sa) and 1 unidentified eagle. Eagles were all seen on the East ridge and first spotted near the bumps. The flight path appeared to be behind Patrick and meeting with the ridge just before the bumps.
There was a group of at least 3 non-migrant adult Bald Eagles that spent the day travelling up and down the valley giving us and some visitors up close views.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-raptors included: Common Raven, 13 White-winged Crossbills, 2 American Robin, 1 Clark’s Nutcracker, 3 Canada Jays, 2 Black-billed Magpies, 26 Bohemian Waxwings, 2 American Dippers, 17 Canada Geese and 1 Black-capped Chickadee.
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Mount Lorette (08 Nov 2025) 16 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 4 | 19 | 87 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Eagle | 11 | 207 | 2412 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total: | 16 | 230 | 2868 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Blake Weis |
| Observers: | Brett McGrath |
Visitors:
14 people stopped to talk, and 2 stayed for a short time to watch for eagles.
Weather:
The temperature was -1 C at the start of observation, it briefly reached a high of 6 around 1 PM, and fell to 4 by the end. Ground wind was from W-SSW, usually around 10 km/h with some gusts up to 20. Ridge wind was from the WSW and varied from 35 gusting to 44 and 27 with no gusts. Cloud cover hovered around 75% cirrus and cirrostratus, with a few lower cumulus clouds, until the last hour when much of the high clouds dispersed and more cumulus moved in.
Raptor Observations:
The count for the day was 11 Golden Eagles (4a, 1sa, 1ui 5u), 4 Bald Eagles (3a, 1sa) and 1 large unidentified falcon. Local raptors included an adult Bald Eagle that was soaring around Hummingbird Plume Hill before flying north, and an adult American Goshawk that was seen flying to the south of the site.
Non-raptor Observations:
43 Canada Geese, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 3 Canada Jays, 6 Clark’s Nutcrackers, 12 Common Ravens, 3 Black-capped Chickadees, 2 Boreal Chickadees, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Brown Creeper, 1 American Dipper, 6 Bohemian Waxwings, 4 Pine Grosbeaks, 33 Redpolls, 20 White-winged Crossbills, 2 Pine Siskins, and 2 Oregon Dark-eyed Juncos. 1 White-tailed deer was also seen.
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Mount Lorette (07 Nov 2025) 17 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 15 | 83 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Eagle | 16 | 196 | 2401 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total: | 17 | 214 | 2852 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.75 hours |
| Official Counter | Caroline Lambert |
| Observers: | Guy Kerr, Susan Clarahan |
Visitors:
Five people stopped to ask about the count. A couple of students from a local school came to talk about Golden Eagles for a science fair project.
Weather:
The day started off with low, dark clouds occasionally spitting out snow flakes. As the day wore on the clouds gradually broke apart until by day’s end the sky was about 60% covered in cumulus and cirrus clouds. Parts of the west ridge were shrouded in mist at various times during the day, but the east ridge remained clear. The temperature started at 1C, rose to 6C, and was 4C at the end. The southwest ground wind was blustery, keeping us cool most of the time, and gusting up to about 20kph. Ridge winds were close to west all day and ranged from 30 to 70 kph, at one point gusting over 100kph. High winds were moderate from the northwest.
Raptor Observations:
Seven Golden Eagles between 1100 and 1200 was a treat, but that trend did not continue and only one or two were seen per hour after that, for a total of 16 (2a, 3ui, 11u). Many of these were flying very high over the east ridge, just dark silhouettes against a grey sky, making aging impossible. A few came in low to Patrick, but were able to gain altitude quickly and disappear to the south well above the ridge. One juvenile Bald Eagle was in the mix. Nothing was seen on the west ridge.
One of the Golden Eagles did something I’ve never seen before. It came into Patrick low, gained some height and was heading south towards the Bumps when it did a U-turn and started heading north in a hurry, following the course of the river, as if it had spotted something to eat. It was not included in the total.
The two local adult Bald Eagles were seen flying low in front of Patrick.
Non-raptor Observations:
Several flocks of unidentified birds, heading mostly south, were seen. At least one flock was Redpolls, and another was Bohemian Waxwings. Three Canada Jays were around, plus a Black-billed Magpie. The dipper passed by a couple of times. A couple of Mountain Chickadees were detected on the way in. The East Ridge Ravens were up to their usual antics above the ridge, causing excitement until confirmed as ravens.
Report submitted by ()
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Mount Lorette (06 Nov 2025) 28 Raptors
Alberta, Canada
| Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 5 | 14 | 82 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swainson’s Hawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Golden Eagle | 23 | 180 | 2385 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Gyrfalcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Total: | 28 | 197 | 2835 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.7 hours |
| Official Counter | Ethan Denton , Peter Lloyd |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
Only a couple people stopped, none for long.
Weather:
A balmy day, though often overcast. The sun made fleeting appearances through shifting layers of cumulus clouds. Ground winds fluctuated between 3-5 Beaufort before dropping off in the evening. At ridge level, however, they held above 50km/h gusting up to 100 in the morning. Rain threatened but never materialised fully.
Raptor Observations:
An early push saw 10 eagles blow through before 1030, all flying mid-level along the Eastern ridge. The winds made for easy flying, and birds passed quickly and with little effort. A smattering of eagles followed the same flightpath throughout the day, before 4 Bald Eagles decided to fly through together with a couple Goldens late on.
By incredible coincidence, a group of what appeared to be 4 local Bald Eagles stacked up in a kettle at the exact time that 4 were flying by. Two of the migrants joined the kettle briefly before continuing south – the local birds eventually broke north and vanished into the blue, far up the valley (heading for Barrier Lake, perhaps?). These were the only local raptors to make an appearance today.
Non-raptor Observations:
The Canada Jays finally made an appearance at site, dropping by with their typical curiosity. A couple flocks of Siskins bounced around, but the highlight was a group of Grey-crowned Rosy-finches following the river. There was also a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers foraging in the woods and the nearby wolf willows.
Report submitted by Ethan Denton (ethan@suechick.com)
Mount Lorette information may be found at: eaglewatch.ca
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