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.
10/18/2021
Observers: Lori Anderson, Glenn Webber
08:00 AM
06:45 PM
-3.5C - +5C
At the onset of the count, fog came rolling in from the north end of the valley and totally covered the western ridges until 12:00. All day the valley seemed like a battleground for the strong threatening winds from the North and the Western sky holding its ground with low Southwestern winds. At ground level, winds blew from the north with gusts of 30 km/h. For whatever reason, it was not a Flying day and we only found seven migrants between 11:00 and 15:00, but we did witness a ferocious fight between two American Dippers on the river!
3 (Adults)
1 Red-tailed Hawk (Calurus Juvenile), 1 Coopers Hawk, 1 Merlin, 1 Rough-legged Hawk (Dark morph Juvenile)
14:00-15:00 2 Golden Eagles, 1 coopers Hawk and 1 Rough-legged Hawk.
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2 Northern Goshawks (Adults).
4 flocks of Canada Geese (218), Common Merganser 9, Boreal Chickadee 2, Common Raven 5, Canada Jay 2, Black-billed Magpie 1, American Dipper 2.
2 Red Squirrels.
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