Vicki Ridge is an observation site located in the Crowsnest Pass.
Vicki Ridge Observations
See the count reports for historical data. The following observations started in Fall 2021.
04/13/2022
Observers: Bill Wilson
07:25 AM
07:05 PM
-10C at the start, -5C high
A cold, cloudy day with light to very light snow all morning and again at the end of the day. The ridges were completely obscured to 10:00, then variably 50% to 90% obscured for the rest of the day except for 16:00 to 18:00, when it dropped to 20% to 40% and some bluish sky opened up overhead (milky blue with ice crystals). A layer of cloud formed over the mountains at the end of the day, obscuring the ridges as the snow was beginning again. Ground winds NE 5 gusting 20 km/h all day. Ridge winds NE to ENE all day, varying between 10 and 20 km/h.
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2 adult Bald Eagles
One adult Bald Eagle at 16:25 and another one at 16:42 were the only twoi migrants for the day.
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One Northern Goshawk heard calling in the morning.
Canada Goose - 2
Ruffed Grouse - 1
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
American Dipper - 1
Common Raven - 3
American Robin - 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
Black-capped Chickadee - 3
Dark-eyed Junco - 1
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