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.
10/24/2021
Observers: Graeme Dunlop, Ethan Denton
08:15 AM
06:15 PM
-7C to 6C
A cool, cloudless morning. Clouds gradually increased through the afternoon becoming 100% stratus by evening. Ground and ridge winds light S to SW. After a quiet morning Golden Eagles suddenly began appearing at noon. Between 13:00 and 15:00 129 Golden Eagles were seen. Movement slowed after 16:00. Most birds used the eastern flightpath.
183
Bald Eagle 3, Rough-legged Gawk 4, Red-tailed Hawk 2, Northern Goshawk 3, Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, Unidentified accipiter 1.
14:00 to 15:00 with 72 raptors
197
Golden Eagle
1 Downy Woodpecker, 20 Bohemian Waxwing , 22 Common Redpolls, 15 Pine Siskins, 1 American Dipper
7
