Since the fall of 2009, there has been a reconnaissance count at or near the Steeples Ridge which is located on the east side of the Kootenay Valley (Rocky Mountain Trench) 25 km NE of Cranbrook, B.C.
Steeples Observations
See the count reports for historical data.
04/17/2022
Observers: Blake Weis, Bill & Ruth McKeenan
06:10 AM
08:00 PM
Max: 2 C, Min: -9 C
The morning was clear with cloud cover up to 10% and light winds. In the afternoon cloud cover varied from 80-100% and small clusters of stratocumulous moved through which dropped the occasional raindrop or snowflake but didn't obscure the ridges significantly. Wind gusts reached 25 km/h.
Migrants used the east ridges and east side of the valley, usually moving low from Patrick to Lorette
3 (2 adults, 1 unaged)
6 Bad Eagles (5 adults, 1 undifferentiated immature), 1 Unidentified Eagle
10-11 am with 3 migrants
10
2 Bald Eagles (1 adult, 1 sub-adult 3), 1 Northern Goshawk (adult), 1 Red-tailed Hawk (adult), 1 Golden Eagle (unaged)
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