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.
10/02/2021
Observers: Blake Weis, Annie Finch, Tim Dickson, Theresa Gawron, James Bannon
07:45 AM
07:30 PM
7C - 15C
It was warm but with strong wind gusting up to 60 km/h in the afternoon. The heavy cloud cover was helpful for spotting migrants as most of them flew extremely high over the Fisher Range, but made ageing impossible in most cases.
118 (34 adult, 4 sub-adult, 7 juvenile, 73 indetermininate)
1 Osprey, 5 Bald Eagle, 7 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 3 Northern Goshakwk, 2 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Merlin, 1 Unidentified Eagle
4-5 pm and 5-6pm with 23 migrants each
140
1 Bald Eagle, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Northern Goshawk, 1 Golden Eagle, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Common Merganser, 1 Ruffed Grouse, 1 Clark's Nutcracker, 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3 Townsend's Solitaire, 130 American Robin, 63 White-winged Crossbill, 41 Pine Siskin, 1 Pacific Wren, 1 Song Sparrow
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