Vicki Ridge Observations

Vicki Ridge is an observation site located in the Crowsnest Pass.

See the count reports for historical data. The following observations started in Fall 2021.

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10/02/2021

Observers: Blake Weis, Annie Finch, Tim Dickson, Theresa Gawron, James Bannon

Start Time:

07:45 AM

End Time:

07:30 PM

Temperature:

7C - 15C

Description of the Day:

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.

Migrant Golden Eagle Count:

118 (34 adult, 4 sub-adult, 7 juvenile, 73 indetermininate)

Migrant Other Raptor Count By Species:

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

Period with Most Migrants:

4-5 pm and 5-6pm with 23 migrants each

Total Migratory Raptors:

140

Non-Migrant Raptors:

1 Bald Eagle, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Northern Goshawk, 1 Golden Eagle, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk

Other Birds of Note:

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