RMERF Count Summary 2020 Fall
COUNT DATE: 15/11/2020, (Day 57 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 15:30, Day Total: 07:30hrs, (To Date: 562:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson, Caroline Lambert, Jim St. Laurent.
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: For the first few hours, the skies were clear with good S/SW winds, but by 10:00 we got snowed out and moved our camp to Lusk Creek where we were greeted by a Golden Eagle as soon as we arrived. We had a few good hours there and managed to find 9 migrants before the end of this last day of the Count.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -0.5, Max: 1
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: We had the most migrants (5) between 12:00 and 13:00.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 2, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: Unaged: 1, Total: 4, (To Date: 2620)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 2, Total: 2, (To Date: 207)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 2
– Unidentified Accipiter: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 9, (To Date: 3214)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA 33, NOSK 1, CAJA 3, CORE 50 (30,20,40), BOWA 8, AMDI 1, BBMA 1, PIGR 1.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: The Ravens were very active today everywhere.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 2, (To Date: 975)
COUNT DATE: 14/11/2020, (Day 56 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:15 – End: 16:40, Day Total: 08:25hrs, (To Date: 555:00hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Cliff Hansen, Annie Finch
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: In the afternoon wind gusted to 20 and west ridges were obscured up to 50%. Otherwise, ridges were mainly clear and observing conditions were very good.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -5, Max: -1
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 14:00 to 15:00 and 15:00 to 16:00 each had 2 migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 4, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: Unaged: Total: 5, (To Date: 2616)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 5, (To Date: 3205)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: N/A
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Mallard: 6, Downy Woodpecker: 1, Black-billed Magpie: 1, Common Raven: 11, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 6, American Dipper: 2, Bohemian Waxwing: 8, Pine Grosbeak: 1, Common Redpoll: 39, Dark-eyed Junco: 6 (2 Slate-colored, 1 Oregon, 3u)
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: Grouse tracks
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 25, (To Date: 973)
COUNT DATE: 13/11/2020, (Day 55 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 16:30, Day Total: 08:30hrs, (To Date: 546:35hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Rick Robb
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Wind gusted to 40 in the morning but lowered to gusts of 20 in the afternoon. Light snow fell to 12:00 and started again around 16:00.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -4, Max: 0
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: The days only migrant, and adult bald eagle, flew south down the valley at 13:14
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 205)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 1, (To Date: 3200)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: N/A
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Downy Woodpecker: 1, Canada Jay: 3, Black-billed Magpie: 1, Common Raven: 8, Black-capped Chickadee: 3, Mountain Chickadee: 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 2, Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1, Pine Grosbeak: 1, Common Redpoll: 23, Red Crossbill: 1, Pine Siskin: 3, American Tree Sparrow: 1, Dark-eyed Junco: 7
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 12, (To Date: 948)
COUNT DATE: 12/11/2020, (Day 54 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:15 – End: 16:45, Day Total: 08:30hrs, (To Date: 538:05hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop, Glenn Webber
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A cold and windy day with a weak sun shining through altostratus and cirrus clouds. Ridge-level winds from the SW gusting up to 100km/h in the afternoon.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -10, Max: -3
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 13:00 – 14:00 (5 migrants)
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 3, Sub-Adult: 0, Juvenile: 1, Unaged: 1, Total: 5, (To Date: 2611)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 5, Total: 5, (To Date: 204)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 10, (To Date: 3199)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 1 Northern Goshawk
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 1 Black-billed Magpie, 14 Common Ravens
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 8, (To Date: 936)
COUNT DATE: 11/11/2020, (Day 53 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:10 – End: 17:20, Day Total: 09:10hrs, (To Date: 529:35hrs)
OBSERVERS: Bill Wilson
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Nice, light winds at the site and mostly quite sunny. Winds aloft were SW 10-15 km/h until close to 15:00, then SW 20-30 gusting to about 50. Migration followed the same pattern, only 3 migrants until the wind changed, then 11 from 14:58 to 17:05 (15 minutes after sunset).
TEMPERATURE: Min: -11, Max: -5
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 9 migrants from 14:58 to 16:02, then 2 more at 16:55 and 17:05.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 7, Sub-Adult: Juvenile: 1, Unaged: 1, Total: 9, (To Date: 2606)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 3, Juvenile: 1, Total: 4, (To Date: 199)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 14, (To Date: 3189)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Skein of 47 COME going south very high up, 1 CAJA, 3 CORA, 2 PIGR, 4 CORE, plus 13 swans a-flying (high over the Fisher Range).
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: The RTHA was a dark juvenile Harlan’s.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 13, (To Date: 928)
COUNT DATE: 10/11/2020, (Day 52 of 57)
NO OBSERVATION
OBSERVERS: George Halmazna, Dan Parliament
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Observer drove from Calgary to Cochrane and winter driving conditions with blowing snow and ice. Confirmed conditions near the site were snow and very low cloud. Forecasts for the day indicated continuing snow and low visibility, therefore no count was conducted.
COUNT DATE: 09/11/2020, (Day 51 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:10 – End: 17:15, Day Total: 09:05hrs, (To Date: 520:25hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Graeme Dunlop
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: The sky was clear for once, but the winds were light. During the morning only Bald Eagles were seen, mostly flying low in front of the Fisher Range. As the ridge winds picked up, more Golden Eagles came into view, some actually making it above ridge level. Temperatures on the ground rose from a chilly -15 to close to 0.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -15, Max: -1
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Mid-afternoon, from 15:00 to 16:00 yielded the most migrants.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 6, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 3, Unaged: 0, Total: 10, (To Date: 2597)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 7, Sub-Adult: 1, Unaged: 1, Total: 9, (To Date: 195)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 1, (To Date: 26)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
– Unidentified Buteo: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 23, (To Date: 3175)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: BAEA 1 (adult), NOGO 1 (adult)
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: SNGO 6, COME 1, CORA 6, MOCH 2, GCKI 1, AMDI 1, PIGR 1, GCRF 4, CORE 15, WWCR 4, PISI 2
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 8, (To Date: 915)
COUNT DATE: 08/11/2020, (Day 50 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 17:00, Day Total: 09:00hrs, (To Date: 511:20hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: As was forecast, it snowed all day with varying intensity and light to moderate winds blew from the north. The slopes of the surrounding mountains were faintly visible and some birds were migrating southwards, low over the river, so it turned out to be an interesting day after all.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -10, Max: -6.5
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Five eagles passed through the site between 13:00 and 14:00 after which there were none.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 7, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 3, Total: 11, (To Date: 186)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 11, (To Date: 3152)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: BAEA: 1 Adult, NOGO: 1 Adult.
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Canada Jay 3, American Dipper 1, Common Raven 8, Black-billed Magpie 1, Bohemian Waxwing 3, Ruffed Grouse 2, Common Merganser 4, Snow Bunting 3, Swan sp. 7, duck sp. 20, Song Sparrow 1.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: No
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 11, (To Date: 907)
COUNT DATE: 07/11/2020, (Day 49 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 16:30, Day Total: 08:30hrs, (To Date: 502:20hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Cliff Hansen
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Wind gusted up to 25 from the north. Ridges were mostly obscured (up to 90%) throughout the day. Light snow started around 13:00 followed by moderate snow by 15:00. As the weather deteriorated at Hay Meadow we moved sites to Wasootch Creek from 13:45-15:45 then to Lusk Creek from 16:10 to 16:30. Wasootch Creek yielded 1u Goshawk. The rest of the migrants were seen at Hay Meadow and mostly flew low down the valley or to the east behind Patrick.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -4, Max: -2
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 13:00-14:00 with 4 migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: Juvenile: Unaged: Total: 1, (To Date: 2587)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 3, Sub-Adult: 2, Unaged: 2, Total: 7, (To Date: 175)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 1, (To Date: 25)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 2
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 11, (To Date: 3141)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: N/A
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Ruffed Grouse: 2, Northern Shrike: 1, Canada Jay: 3, Black-billed Magpie: 4, American Crow: 1, Common Raven: 15, Mountain Chickadee: 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 1, American Dipper: 2, Bohemian Waxwing: 15, Evening Grosbeak: 1, Pine Grosbeak: 4, Common Redpoll: 7, White-winged Crossbill: 1, Red Crossbill: 3 (at Wasootch Creek), Pine Siskin: 13
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 13, (To Date: 896)
COUNT DATE: 06/11/2020, (Day 48 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:50 – End: 16:50, Day Total: 09:00hrs, (To Date: 493:50hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Rick Robb
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A slow day for migration with light winds at ground and ridge level. West ridges were up to 80% obscured by low cloud in the afternoon.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -3, Max: 1
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 10:00-11:00 with 2 migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: Juvenile: Unaged: Total: 1, (To Date: 2586)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 2, Sub-Adult: 1, Total: 3, (To Date: 168)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 4, (To Date: 3130)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Northern Goshawk: 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Ruffed Grouse: 1, Downy Woodpecker: 1, Hairy Woodpecker: 1, Northern Shrike: 1, Canada Jay: 4, Black-billed Magpie: 2, Common Raven: 71 (several flocks flying south), Black-capped Chickadee: 1, Mountain Chickadee: 1, Boreal Chickadee: 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 2, American Dipper: 1, European Starling: 2, American Robin: 3, Bohemian Waxwing: 1, American Pipit: 1, Pine Grosbeak: 5, Common Redpoll: 34, White-winged Crossbill: 2, Pine Siskin: 5, American Tree Sparrow: 1, Dark-eyed Junco: 2, Song Sparrow: 1
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 9, (To Date: 883)
COUNT DATE: 05/11/2020, (Day 47 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 13:00, Day Total: 05:00hrs, (To Date: 484:50hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Light to moderate rain fell continuously with low cloud obscuring the ridges.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 8, Max: 10
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: N/A
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 0, (To Date: 3126)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: None
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 0, (To Date: 874)
COUNT DATE: 04/11/2020, (Day 46 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:00 – End: 17:00, Day Total: 10:00hrs, (To Date: 479:50hrs)
OBSERVERS: Bill Wilson and Sandy Graeme
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Nice day, not too cold, not too windy, only some very, very light drizzle late in the afternoon (but increasing close to sunset). Winds aloft SW 30-50 km/h gusting 60-100 km/h, so pretty good for migration – except there was very little migration. Maybe migrants were getting cut off in Banff?
TEMPERATURE: Min: +8, Max: +12
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 5 migrants between 13:13 and 14:01, then 3 more 15:27 to 15:32 (an avalanche of Bald Eagles).
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: Juvenile: 1, Unaged: Total: 2, (To Date: 2585)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 5, Total: 5, (To Date: 165)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 8, (To Date: 3126)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 1 adult GOEA + 2 adult BAEA, all high and looking like migrants, but going the wrong direction (north or northwest).
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 1 female COME on the river, 99 BOWA in flocks of 9, 20, 20 and 50, 2 AMDI (one flying high towards Troll Falls late afternoon), 4 CAJA, 1 BBMA, 38 CORA, 4 PIGR and 52 CORE heading south in several flocks.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: The last migrant was an adult BAEA flying about 30 m above the river, heading unerringly south until it was out of sight. Nice sighting to end the day.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 26, (To Date: 874)
COUNT DATE: 03/11/2020, (Day 45 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:15 – End: 17:05, Day Total: 09:50hrs, (To Date: 469:50hrs)
OBSERVERS: George Halmazna, Dan Parliament
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A warm day with temperatures from 10.5 to 15 C, moderated by SW winds averaging in the AM at 5-10 gusting to 40 km/hr, and in the PM averaging 10-20 gusting to 50 km/hr. A slow day with only 3 GOEA and no other raptors. The GOEA were unaged as they were flying very high and fast, and difficult to locate in an undifferentiated blue sky.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 10.5, Max: 15
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 13:00-14:00, with two unaged GOEA
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Total: 3, (To Date: 2583)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 3, (To Date: 3118)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA x 5, CAJA x 2, PISI x 111, CORE x 23, COME x 1F, BBMA x 1, BOWA x 20
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: In the late PM clouds in the northern part of the valley were flowing SW, and in the southern portion of the valley flowing NW and converging West of Patrick
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 12, (To Date: 848)
COUNT DATE: 02/11/2020, (Day 44 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:40 – End: 17:15, Day Total: 09:35hrs, (To Date: 460:00hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Graeme
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A disappointing day as excellent conditions (good visibility and strong winds) did not result in a significant movement of eagles. Perhaps the winds were too strong – even the ravens were not flying. Chinook conditions, however, resulted in balmy coat-shedding temperatures, and a glorious sunset.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 5, Max: 16
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Nearly half the migrants passed by between 10:00 and 11:00.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 6, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 1, Unaged: 3, Total: 11, (To Date: 2580)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 4, Sub-Adult: 1, Total: 5, (To Date: 160)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 16, (To Date: 3115)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: None
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: PIGR 1, ATTW 1, CAJA 3, BBMA 1, CORA 4, BCCH 2, BOCH 1, BRCR 1, AMDI 1, BOWA 30, EVGR 3, PISI 30
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 7, (To Date: 836)
COUNT DATE: 01/11/2020, (Day 43 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:30 – End: 17:15, Day Total: 09:45hrs, (To Date: 450:25hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson, Patrick Farley.
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: At 7:30 the temperature was 4C reaching a high of 11.5C at 14:00 and lowering to 8C by the end of the count at 17:15. The ridge winds were mainly WSW all day with speeds between 50-73 and gusts 60-90 until 15:00 after which the winds calmed a bit. The ridges were clear all day but a light layer of altostratus remained throughout the day and layers of lenticular, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, cirrus and cumulous created a picturesque backdrop that made finding the birds easy and complicated identification.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 4, Max: 11.5
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: The maximum hourly count was 9 between 13:00 and 1400.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 12, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 1, Unaged: 11, Total: 26, (To Date: 2569)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: 2, Total: 3, (To Date: 155)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 2, (To Date: 24)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Unidentified Buteo: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 33, (To Date: 3099)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Bald Eagle 1.
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: American Robin: 2, Canada Jay: 3, European Starling: 2, American Dipper: 2, Common Raven: 9, Dark-eyed Junco: 3, Black-billed Magpie: 1, Brewer’s Blackbird: 1, Bohemian Waxwing: 60, Pine Grosbeak: 1.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: We were quite popular with the birds today as three Wisakedjaks kept us company with frequent visits. An adult Bald Eagle stayed with us for about an hour in tree on the other side of the river. Sixty bohemian waxwings in varying formations gave us precision flight shows throughout the day. A smaller group of ten buzzed us, flying about a meter above our heads. A Pine Grosbeak sang in a tree nearby at varying intervals. An American Dipper spent most of its time in the river just below the site. We observed the Dipper’s fishing skills as it dove under the water, swimming to chase something. It then jumped up onto a rock with a 2.5-inch trout fry in its beak, holding it until the fish stopped moving so it could safely proceed with its meal.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 51, (To Date: 829)
COUNT DATE: 31/10/2020, (Day 42 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:35 – End: 18:45, Day Total: 10:10hrs, (To Date: 440:40hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Annie Finch
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Ground winds were from the southwest gusting up to 30. Cloud cover varied from 0-60%. Ridges were unobscured all day.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -2, Max: 6
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 12:00-13:00, 13:00-14:00 and 15:00-16:00 each had 4 migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 5, Sub-Adult: 3, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 4, Total: 14, (To Date: 2543)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 3, Sub-Adult: 1, Unaged: 1, Total: 5, (To Date: 152)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
– Northern Goshawk: 2
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 24, (To Date: 3066)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Northern Goshawk: 1, Bald Eagle: 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Mallard: 1, American Three-toed Woodpecker: 2, Hairy Woodpecker: 1, Downy Woodpecker: 1, Northern Shrike: 1, Canada Jay: 3, Common Raven: 8, Black-capped Chickadee: 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 6, Brown Creeper: 1, American Dipper: 2, European Starling: 2, American Robin: 1, Bohemian Waxwing: 35, Pine Grosbeak: 2, Common Redpoll: 65, Red crossbill: 3, White-winged Crossbill: 4, Pine Siskin: 5, American Tree Sparrow: 2, Dark-eyed Junco: 10
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 16, (To Date: 778)
COUNT DATE: 30/10/2020, (Day 41 of 57)
TIME: Start: 09:45 – End: 18:30, Day Total: 08:45hrs, (To Date: 430:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Sandy Graham
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Rainy conditions with low clouds over the mountains meant that the count started at Lusk Creek, where several migrants were seen. As the clouds cleared up to the west, the count moved accordingly, first to Barrier Lake, then Wasootch Creek until the Fisher Range cleared, and finally to Hay Meadows for the afternoon. The west ridge never cleared up, but the Fisher Range was clear until sunset. Strong ridge winds (up to 122km/h) gave rise to high flying raptors and sore necks.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 4, Max: 7
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 14:00-15:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 13, Sub-Adult: 3, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 11, Total: 29, (To Date: 2529)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 4, Unaged: 1, Total: 5, (To Date: 147)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 2, (To Date: 22)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 37, (To Date: 3042)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: SSHA 2
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA 12, BRCR 1, CAJA 3, WEGR 2 (at Barrier Lake)
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: none
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 3, (To Date: 762)
COUNT DATE: 29/10/2020, (Day 40 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:30 – End: 17:00, Day Total: 08:30hrs, (To Date: 421:45hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop, Rick Robb
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Light rain fell on and off for much of the day. Light ground winds in the morning, gusts up to 30km/h from the north during the afternoon. Ridge-level winds were moderate from the SW. Western ridges were partially obscured most of the day. Most migrants flew low across the face of the eastern ridges. The observers moved to Wasootch in the afternoon.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 1, Max: 6
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 11:00 to 12:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 10, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 10, Total: 24, (To Date: 2500)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 142)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Cooper’s Hawk: 2
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
– Unidentified Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 31, (To Date: 3005)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Golden Eagle: 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 12 Bohemian Waxwing, 6 American Tree Sparrow, 8 Dark-eyed Junco, 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3 European Starling, 10 American Robin, 12 Pine Siskin, 3 Canada Jay, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 13, (To Date: 759)
COUNT DATE: 28/10/2020, (Day 39 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:10 – End: 18:40, Day Total: 10:30hrs, (To Date: 413:15hrs)
OBSERVERS: Bill Wilson and Glenn Webber
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: There seemed to be great conditions for migration, with SW to WSW winds 25 to 70 km/s and mostly clear east ridges, less clear in the west. The migrants that we saw were easy to see, but there was only a trickle passing through.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -1, Max: +7.5
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 12:50 to 13:05 with 5 migrants (GOEA).
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 6, Sub-Adult: Juvenile: 3, Unaged: 1, Total: 10, (To Date: 2476)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 2, Juvenile: 1, Total: 3, (To Date: 141)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 14, (To Date: 2974)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 1 BAEA high, heading north from Patrick
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 15 BOWA, 1 ATSP, 20 GCRF, 1 SNBU, 2 PIGR
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 3, (To Date: 746)
COUNT DATE: 27/10/2020, (Day 38 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:15 – End: 18:30, Day Total: 10:15hrs, (To Date: 402:45hrs)
OBSERVERS: George Halmazna, Dan Parliament
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Initial conditions were blustery with wind gusts to 50 km/hr. By noon, wind conditions had moderated to 10-20 km/hr and with temps at +7C. A trickle of eagles throughout the day all on the Eastern ridges.
TEMPERATURE: Min: +5, Max: +8
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 13:00-14:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 10, Sub-Adult: 0, Juvenile: 8, Unaged: 1, Total: 19, (To Date: 2466)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Juvenile: 1, Total: 2, (To Date: 138)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
– Cooper’s Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 2
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 25, (To Date: 2960)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA x 22, AMDI x 1, COME x 2, SNBU x 1, BBMA x 1, AMTS x 2, PISI x 13, RCKI x1, BOWA x 31, HAWO x 1, WCSP x 2, CAJA x 2
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 27, (To Date: 743)
COUNT DATE: 26/10/2020, (Day 37 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:15 – End: 18:45, Day Total: 10:30hrs, (To Date: 392:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Cliff Hansen
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It was a routine day at the count site. Perhaps a bit cooler than expected for this time of year, but it was tolerable when the wind wasn’t blowing. Apart from a break of a couple of hours in the middle of the day, there was a slow but steady stream of eagles, mostly flying low along the east ridge, often below ridge level.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -8, Max: 1
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: The hour 16:00-17:00 had a marginally higher raptor count.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 24, Sub-Adult: 6, Juvenile: 5, Unaged: 5, Total: 40, (To Date: 2447)
– Bald Eagle: Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 1, Total: 2, (To Date: 136)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 43, (To Date: 2935)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: GOEA 2, NOGO 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: COME 1, ATTW 1, CORA 6, AMRO 1, PISI 4, SNBU 1, ATSP 1, LISP 1, SOSP 1
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 11, (To Date: 716)
COUNT DATE: 25/10/2020, (Day 36 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 18:30, Day Total: 10:30hrs, (To Date: 382:00hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson, Patrick Farley
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: The temperature at 08:00 was -23C and later reached a balmy -2C at 16:00. The sky was virtually cloudless for most of the day until around 15:00 when altocumulus and altostratus started forming. The morning was completely calm, then, at 11:53 some light wind began to move from the south. Due to the lack of wind, most of the birds flapped either low through the valley or across the face of the eastern ridges. Later in the day when the winds were stronger most were found approaching the Northern Fischer range.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -23, Max: -2
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Between 16:00 and 18:00 we had the strongest movement of raptors with 36 birds taking advantage of the winds.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 43, Sub-Adult: 3, Juvenile: 1, Unaged: 9, Total: 56, (To Date: 2407)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 2, Total: 5, (To Date: 134)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 1, (To Date: 20)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 64, (To Date: 2892)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: NOGO 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: American Robin: 10, Canada Jay 1, Ruffed Grouse 1, Snow Bunting 2, European Starling 7, American Dipper 1, Common Raven 8, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Gray-crowned Rosy Finch 260 (20/200/40), Chipping Sparrow 10, Tree Sparrow 2, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Black-billed Magpie 1, Brewer’s Blackbird 1, duck sp. 1, Northern Shrike 1.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: The dipper gave us a mini dusk concert as we made our way home.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 33, (To Date: 705)
COUNT DATE: 24/10/2020, (Day 35 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:50 – End: 18:40, Day Total: 09:50hrs, (To Date: 371:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Annie Finch
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Light snow fell on and off until 10:00. The western ridges were mostly obscured due to snow making at Nakiska and the eastern ridges were 10-20% obscured throughout the day. Wind was 5-10 gusting 15-20 from the N-NW. Most migrants flew low along the valley, though some golden eagles did fly above ridge level. Those that did were silhouetted by low cloud making them impossible to age.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -16, Max: -11
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 14:00-15:00 with 11 migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 8, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: Unaged: 13, Total: 22, (To Date: 2351)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 6, Sub-Adult: 13, Juvenile: 2, Total: 21, (To Date: 129)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 45, (To Date: 2828)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Canada Goose: 76, Mallard: 103, Lesser Scaup: 8, Wilson’s Snipe: 1, Hairy Woodpecker: 1, Northern Shrike: 1, Canada Jay: 3, Common Raven: 5, Black-capped Chickadee: 4, Mountain Chickadee: 2, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 7, Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1, Brown Creeper: 1, American Dipper: 1, American Robin: 15, Bohemian Waxwing: 30, Pine Grosbeak: 4, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch: 102, White-winged Crossbill: 19, Pine Siskin: 2, Snow Bunting: 5, American Tree Sparrow: 3, Dark-eyed Junco: 6
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 16, (To Date: 672)
COUNT DATE: 23/10/2020, (Day 34 of 57)
NO OBSERVATION
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Rick Robb
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: There was no count due to clouds below ridge level and light snow all day.
COUNT DATE: 22/10/2020, (Day 33 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:15 – End: 18:00, Day Total: 09:45hrs, (To Date: 361:40hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Quite cold (-9C to -13C) with light winds from the NE. Light snow early morning and early afternoon, some clear skies at other times but all the ridges were at least partially obscured throughout the day. Cloud cover was 100-60% stratocumulus and cumulus. The count was from Wasootch Creek. Raptor movement was slow and most eagles were seen flying low and slow, flapping and gliding between Mt Lorette and the lower flanks of Patrick / Wasootch Creek.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -13, Max: -9
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 11:00 to 12:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 7, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 0, Total: 11, (To Date: 2329)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 5, Total: 5, (To Date: 108)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Rough-legged Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 21, (To Date: 2783)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 4 Snow Bunting, 2 Lapland Longspur, 8 Ravens, 150+ Snow Geese, 200+ Canada Geese, 85 Mallard.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 0, (To Date: 656)
COUNT DATE: 21/10/2020, (Day 32 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:10 – End: 16:00, Day Total: 07:50hrs, (To Date: 351:55hrs)
OBSERVERS: Bill Wilson and Cliff Hansen
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Snowing and mountains lost in cloud and falling snow most of the day. The snow more-or-less stopped by 14:00 but the ridges never cleared.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -5.5, Max: -4
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 0 migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 0, (To Date: 2762)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Song Sparrow, 1 Dark-eyed Junco, several ravens, 14 Canada Geese flying south high overhead
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 4, (To Date: 656)
COUNT DATE: 20/10/2020, (Day 31 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:30 – End: 19:10, Day Total: 10:40hrs, (To Date: 344:05hrs)
OBSERVERS: Dan Parliament, Rick Robb
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A terrific day with a steady movement of birds averaging about 20 GOEA per hour commencing at 1035 hrs. Ground winds were calm all day from 0-5 km/hr in the AM increasing slightly to 5-10 km/hr in the PM. Temperatures commenced at opening from -4 C to +3C.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -4, Max: +3
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 13:00-14:00, with 27 GOEA
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 104, Sub-Adult: 9, Juvenile: 31, Unaged: 16, Total: 160, (To Date: 2318)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 2, Total: 2, (To Date: 103)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 2
– Rough-legged Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 166, (To Date: 2762)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 2, Adult BAEA that flew over the valley in front of the site, and briefly tangled before continuing to hunt
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA 18, CAJA 2, BBMA 1, COLO 5, AMDI 2, DEJU 1(Oregon), BCCH 1
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 11, (To Date: 652)
COUNT DATE: 19/10/2020, (Day 30 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:20 – End: 18:40, Day Total: 10:20hrs, (To Date: 333:25hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Graeme Dunlop
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Mostly a routine day, with the west ridge partially obscured nearly all day, and the east mostly clear. Some high level cross winds, evidenced by cumulus clouds seeming to cross each other as some moved to the NE while to bulk moved to the SE, resulted in some interesting and also aggravating flight behaviour from the eagles, as some were flying very high, some were low, some were close to overhead, and some were distant, with no consistent pattern.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -10, Max: 4
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: There were 48 migrants from 13:00 to 15:00.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 56, Sub-Adult: 9, Juvenile: 4, Unaged: 17, Total: 86, (To Date: 2158)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 4, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 2, Total: 8, (To Date: 101)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 2
– Rough-legged Hawk: 3
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 100, (To Date: 2596)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: None
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: MALL 14, PALO 2, COLO 1, NOFL 1, NSHR 1, CORA5, BCCH 2, MOCH 2 GCKI 2 AMDI 1, MOBL 1, AMRO 2, LALO 2, DEJU 4
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: White-tailed Deer 1
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 4, (To Date: 641)
COUNT DATE: 18/10/2020, (Day 29 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 18:00, Day Total: 10:00hrs, (To Date: 323:05hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson, Patrick Farley
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It was snowing at the Observation site so the day began at Wasootch. There was a glorious sunrise with the first rays of the sun casting an orange glow on the rocks of Lorette, but, it only lasted 10 minutes and the snow crept in from the south. Since it was snowing everywhere, it seemed best to head over to Hay meadow and wait for the weather to clear. The temperature at 08:00 was -11C and the high between 14:00 and 17:00 was -6C. At ground level, it was completely calm until 11:00 and the winds picked up blowing from the North all day. Ridge Wind direction was extremely variable all day, with low speeds of between 1-8 Km/h. For most of the day, it snowed with varying intensities. The eastern ridges were only completely clear from 11:00 to 13:00 and the western ridges were only partially clear between the the same time period.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -11, Max: 6
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: We had six migrants between 12:00 and 13:15 after which the snow resumed.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 2, Sub-Adult: Juvenile: Unaged: 4, Total: 6, (To Date: 2072)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 93)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Unidentified Buteo: 2
– Gyrfalcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 10, (To Date: 2496)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: BBMA 1, CORA 4, AMDI 2, AMOR 3, DEJU 1, WISN 1, MALL 5, NOSK 1, GWTE 1.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: Today a very strange thing happened. A Wilsons Snipe came and hovered like a humming bird right beside me for a few seconds and then flew off. It was very close, less than a meter, and the sound of its wingbeats could be heard. About a half an hour later, it came again repeating its previous behavior. Later, a Dipper came up from the river and did the same thing as the Snipe, then went back to the river. If that isn’t enough to make you wonder, a few hours later a Shrike appeared and hovered above the site staring down at me. Then, to top it off, a Green-winged Teal flew beside me into the river then made its way back closer, fixing its gaze on me and vocalizing all the while. Amazing, right? I began to feel like the Goddess of the birds! Luckily, I have Patrick to testify the veracity of these events. My new coat must reflect UV light and maybe they think it’s a food source.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 12, (To Date: 637)
COUNT DATE: 17/10/2020, (Day 28 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:20 – End: 18:40, Day Total: 10:20hrs, (To Date: 313:05hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Snow fell until 10:30 and the ridges were mostly obscured until 13:00. Wind was from the N-NW all day. The few migrants seen in those poor conditions were flying low with much flapping.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -8, Max: -4
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 15:00 to 16:00 with three migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: Unaged: 1, Total: 3, (To Date: 2066)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 3, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 1, Total: 5, (To Date: 92)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 8, (To Date: 2486)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Northern Goshawk: 1, Bald Eagle: 2
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Snow Goose: 41 (flying south down the valley), Canada Goose: 95, Mallard: 45, Common Merganser: 1, Hairy Woodpecker: 1, Pileated Woodpecker: 1, Northern Shrike: 2, Black-billed Magpie: 1, Common Raven: 6, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 15, Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 1, Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1, Brown Creeper: 2, European Starling: 6, American Robin: 21, Pine Siskin: 12, Lapland Longspur: 1, Dark-eyed Junco: 3 (Oregon: 1, Cassiar: 1 u:1)
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 15, (To Date: 625)
COUNT DATE: 16/10/2020, (Day 27 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:30 – End: 14:05, Day Total: 05:35hrs, (To Date: 302:45hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Cliff Hansen
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Nothing was seen at Hay Meadows in the morning, in spite of the east ridge being clear and strong westerly winds. The west ridge was mostly obscured, and a look at the radar map showed rain to the west and snow to the north. Around 11:00 the east ridge began to disappear, starting with the high point (McDougall), prompting a decision to change location. One observer went to Wasootch and saw no raptors, although it was relatively clear there for three hours, and the other went to Lusk Creek, where finally some migrants were found. The weather closed in at 14:00 and the count abandoned at 14:05.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 3, Max: 6
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 12:00 – 14:00, at Lusk Creek
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 5, Sub-Adult: Juvenile: 1, Unaged: 6, Total: 12, (To Date: 2063)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 2
– Red-tailed Hawk: 2
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 16, (To Date: 2478)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: NOGO 1a (Hay Meadows parking lot), RTHA 1j (Lusk Ck)
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: At Hay Meadows: COME 2, CAJA 2, CORA 6, BCCH 3, RCKI 5, PISI 2; At Wasootch: CORA 2; At Lusk Ck: HAWO 1, CAJA 4, CORA 4
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: Nothing!
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 0, (To Date: 610)
COUNT DATE: 15/10/2020, (Day 26 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 19:15, Day Total: 11:15hrs, (To Date: 297:10hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop, Glenn Webber
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Quite sunny with 30 – 70 % cumulus cloud cover, ridges clear all day. Light ground winds SW 0 – 25 km/h, ridge winds WSW 30 – 40 km/h gusting up to 75 km/h. Good number of migrant raptors, first birds observed at sunrise (08:10) were 5 Golden Eagles soaring together over Fisher Range. Many of the eagles flew very high over the Fisher Range after approaching from Skogan / Lorette or unseen from the north east. Highlights included 4 Trumpeter Swans flying low over Wasootch Peak (Patrick) that seemed to panic when 2 Golden Eagles flew quite close overhead.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -5, Max: 3
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 35 raptors seen between 13:00 – 14:00 and again between 17:00 – 18:00.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 103, Sub-Adult: 16, Juvenile: 30, Unaged: 54, Total: 203, (To Date: 2051)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 5, Sub-Adult: 3, Unaged: 1, Total: 9, (To Date: 87)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Osprey: 1
– Cooper’s Hawk: 3
– Northern Goshawk: 3
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
– Rough-legged Hawk: 5
– Prairie Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 226, (To Date: 2462)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Northern Goshawk displaying over Skogan Pass
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Common Merganser 1, Common Raven 38, American Dipper 1, American Robin 22, Pine Siskin 5, Trumpeter Swan 4.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: There was a noticeable wind shear throughout the day with valley and ridge winds from the SW but the cumulus clouds were moving from the NW. This might explain why so many Golden Eagles were flying high as these birds may have benefitted from both horizontal and vertical air currents.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 16, (To Date: 610)
COUNT DATE: 14/10/2020, (Day 25 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:10 – End: 19:15, Day Total: 11:05hrs, (To Date: 285:55hrs)
OBSERVERS: Bill Wilson and Caroline Lambert
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Snowy, overcast, and ridges obscured until about 14:00, then a mix of sun and cloud to the end. 11 cm of fresh snow at the site. Mostly light winds at the site. Ridge winds light to 14:00 but then quickly changing to SW 20-30 gusting to 40-60 km/h to the end. First raptor (2 GOEA) at 13:58, last (2 GOEA) at 19:00, ten minutes after sunset.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 0, Max: +1.5
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 14:00-15:00 (23 GOEA, 27 total), 16:00-17:00 (20 GOEA), and 18:00-19:00 (22 GOEA)
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 47, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 11, Unaged: 28, Total: 88, (To Date: 1848)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Juvenile: 2, Total: 3, (To Date: 78)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Goshawk: 3
– Unidentified Accipiter: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
– Unidentified Raptor: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 97, (To Date: 2236)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 1 GOEA crossed the valley from Patrick
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 2 GHOW duetting 19:00, 1 CAGU, 1 MOCH, 5 AMRO, 2 AMPI, 1 PISI, 3 DEJU (2 Oregon, 1u), 3 YRWA, assorted ravens (or possibly unsorted).
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 2, (To Date: 594)
COUNT DATE: 13/10/2020, (Day 24 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:45 – End: 14:00, Day Total: 05:15hrs, (To Date: 274:50hrs)
OBSERVERS: George Halmazna, Dan Parliament
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: West ridges initially partially obscured to obscured by 1030 hrs. East ridges low overcast and reduced visibility commencing from 1030 hrs to completely obscured by about noon. By 1300 hrs visibility restricted to views across the meadows, and tree top level. Heavy snow by 1300 hrs. Wind calm 0-3 km/hr.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -1, Max: 1
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 10:00-11:00, Four GOEAs
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 2, Sub-Adult: 0, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 0, Total: 4, (To Date: 1760)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– None observed
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 4, (To Date: 2139)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA 7, PISI 1, DOWO 1, AMDI 1, MOBL 2, MOCH 1, GCKI 1, AMRO 18, NOFL1
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 0, (To Date: 592)
COUNT DATE: 12/10/2020, (Day 23 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 18:00, Day Total: 10:00hrs, (To Date: 269:35hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop, Rick Robb
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Light snow fell most of the day. Dark cumulus and stratocumulus obscured the ridges. Light winds from a northerly direction. Moved to Lusk Creek at 15:30 but conditions there were the same. No Golden Eagles were seen.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 0, Max: 4
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 08:00 – 09:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 75)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
– Rough-legged Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 3, (To Date: 2135)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Common Merganser 4, Common Raven 6, Red-breasted Nuthatch 3, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5, Yellow-rumped Warbler 2, Mountain Bluebird 2, Mountain Chickadee 5, Black-capped Chickadee 8, American Robin 12, American Dipper 1, Greater White-fronted Goose 20.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 8, (To Date: 592)
COUNT DATE: 11/10/2020, (Day 22 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 19:00, Day Total: 11:00hrs, (To Date: 259:35hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson, Patrick Farley, Patricia Farley, Jim St. Laurent.
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It was another windy day and instead of rain, we had snow, yes snow, finally after a warm and prolonged autumn. Luckily, it only lasted for an hour at the site between 11:00 and 12:00. The storm hovered over Mount Bogart, Mount Kidd, and the valley southward, threatening to move in all day on strong SW/WSW winds. It was almost as though there was an invisible shield keeping it at bay. Luckily, the east ridges were clear and allowed us to observe.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 3, Max: 7.5
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Between 16:00 and 17:00 we had the highest number of migrants. Eighteen raptors flew over the valley at that time.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 29, Sub-Adult: 4, Juvenile: 8, Unaged: 24, Total: 65, (To Date: 1756)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 4, Total: 4, (To Date: 74)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 6, (To Date: 19)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
– Rough-legged Hawk: 1
– Merlin: 1
– Unidentified Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 79, (To Date: 2132)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: NOGO 3.
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: BCCH 2, AMRO 2, AMDI1, CAJA 2, CORA 6, COLO 1, PISI 20, GULL sp. 6.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: At around 10:00 a loon flew over the valley seemingly lost and trying to find direction. It finally decided head off towards the south west.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 40, (To Date: 584)
COUNT DATE: 10/10/2020, (Day 21 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 18:20, Day Total: 10:20hrs, (To Date: 248:35hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Sandy Graham, Heinz Unger, Annie Finch
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It was quite windy but fairly warm. Clouds lingering to the west threatened rain all day, but didn’t move in until there was a brief shower around 17:00. We left the site around 18:00 as the rain moved in permanently. Eagle migration kicked off around 10:00 and remained fairly steady until 17:00 when the rain started. The large number of unaged birds was a result of poor light conditions and eagles gliding/kiting high and fast over the ridges with almost no soaring or flapping.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 10, Max: 16
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Both 13:00-14:00 and 14:00-15:00 had 19 migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 10, Sub-Adult: 6, Juvenile: 9, Unaged: 70, Total: 95, (To Date: 1691)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 70)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 2, (To Date: 13)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 3
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 102, (To Date: 2053)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Northern Goshawk: 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Belted Kingfisher: 1, Canada Jay: 3, Black-billed Magpie: 1, Common Raven: 8, Mountain Chickadee: 1, Boreal Chickadee: 1, Cedar Waxwing: 1, Pine Siskin: 8, Dark-eyed Junco: 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler: 2
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 41, (To Date: 544)
COUNT DATE: 09/10/2020, (Day 20 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:15 – End: 19:00, Day Total: 10:45hrs, (To Date: 238:15hrs)
OBSERVERS: Joel Duncan, Rick Robb
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: There was not the big movement of raptors we had hoped for but still found enough birds to keep us busy.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 3, Max: 14
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 11 migrants passed between 14:00 and 15:00 for our highest hourly count.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 27, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 1, Unaged: 15, Total: 45, (To Date: 1596)
– Bald Eagle: Sub-Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 69)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 2, (To Date: 11)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 52, (To Date: 1951)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Song Sparrow: 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler: 1, Red-breasted Nuthatch: 2, Common Raven: 15, Gray Jay: 2, Pine Siskin: 2
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: 0
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 25, (To Date: 503)
COUNT DATE: 08/10/2020, (Day 19 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:45 – End: 19:00, Day Total: 11:15hrs, (To Date: 227:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop, Joel Duncan
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A promising morning in terms of Golden Eagle numbers but unfortunately numbers dwindled as the day progressed, likely a result of deteriorating weather conditions as dark rain clouds gradually closed in all around us. 70% to 100% stratocumulus cloud cover, some intermittent light rain in the afternoon. Ground winds mostly 10 – 30 km/h, mostly SW but veering NW later in the day. Ridge winds SW with gusts up to 80 km/h. Some smoke.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 11, Max: 18
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 10:00-11:00 (47 migrants)
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 62, Sub-Adult: 13, Juvenile: 3, Unaged: 74, Total: 152, (To Date: 1551)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 2, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 1, Unaged: 1, Total: 6, (To Date: 68)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
– Cooper’s Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 5
– American Kestrel: 1
– Unidentified Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 167, (To Date: 1899)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Golden Eagle 1, Northern Goshawk 2
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: American Dipper 3, American Robin 12, Belted Kingfisher 1, Common Raven 35, Clark’s Nutcracker 2, Pine Siskins 14, group of 5 Jaegers flew south over Fisher Range – probably Long-tailed.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: Most migrants took the eastern route, usually flying quite high. During the peak hour between 10:00-11:00 Golden Eagles were streaming off Mt. Lorette and forming kettles of up to 12 birds.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 17, (To Date: 478)
COUNT DATE: 07/10/2020, (Day 18 of 57)
TIME: Start: 06:55 – End: 19:05, Day Total: 12:10hrs, (To Date: 216:15hrs)
OBSERVERS: Bill Wilson, Glenn Webber
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Mostly light ground winds. Ridge winds mostly SSW to WSW, light (2 to 15 km/h) except for 20 gusting to 45 at 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00. Continuous light rainshower for 2 hr around noon. 70% to 100% cloud all day, variable obscuration of summits (up to 100%) until about 13:00, the all summits clear for the rest of the day.
TEMPERATURE: Min: +7, Max: +14
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 106 migrants (92 GOEA) between 14:00-17:00. Maximum hour 15:00-16:00 with 50 migrants (43 GOEA). Nice kettle of 12 GOEA over Skogan Pass at 15:07.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 66, Sub-Adult: 4, Juvenile: 14, Unaged: 22, Total: 106, (To Date: 1399)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 3, Sub-Adult: 2, Total: 5, (To Date: 62)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 3, (To Date: 9)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 3
– Cooper’s Hawk: 2
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 2
– Rough-legged Hawk: 3
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 125, (To Date: 1732)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 1 BAEA sa3 gliding north over Patrick at 16:25
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 4 DCCO high towards SW, 40 CAGO, 1 GHOW calling east of observation site early morning, 49 AMRO, 1 VATH, 1 BCCH, 4 BBMA, 9 CORA.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 3, (To Date: 461)
COUNT DATE: 06/10/2020, (Day 17 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:45 – End: 19:30, Day Total: 11:45hrs, (To Date: 204:05hrs)
OBSERVERS: George Halmazna, Dan Parliament, Cindy Parliament
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A pleasant day with moderate breeze of 2-15 km/hr with occasional gusts to 15 km/hr. On arrival, the clouds were ominously dark and low, but cleared to the East along Patric, the West ridges remaining largely obscured. Persistent drizzle until late afternoon. A steady movement of raptors throughout the day.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 15.5, Max: 18
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 12:00-13:00, 49 GOEA
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 206, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 22, Unaged: 26, Total: 255, (To Date: 1293)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: 1, Total: 2, (To Date: 57)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 5
– Northern Goshawk: 5
– Red-tailed Hawk: 2
– Rough-legged Hawk: 1
– Merlin: 1
– Gyrfalcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 272, (To Date: 1607)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA 29, CAJA 3, MOCH 1, BCCH 2, RCKI 4, AMRO 28, AMDI 2, PIWO 1, CLNU 1, YRWA 3
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: N/A
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 30, (To Date: 458)
COUNT DATE: 05/10/2020, (Day 16 of 57)
TIME: Start: 08:00 – End: 19:50, Day Total: 11:50hrs, (To Date: 192:20hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Graeme Dunlop, Ethan Denton
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It was another balmy day, and for once the fierce afternoon wind was welcome to keep us cool. Upper level winds were already strong in the morning and increased as the day went by, giving rise to the new term: eagle neck. A constant stream of eagles coming from high over Lorette to the Fisher Range kept us looking east all day, but the occasional search to the west yielded a number of non-eagle raptors. Highlights were a beautiful dark Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk and a juvenile Prairie Falcon, both of which flew low over us.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 3, Max: 19
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: There was a late push with 48 eagles in the hour 18:00 – 19:00.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 129, Sub-Adult: 22, Juvenile: 16, Unaged: 108, Total: 275, (To Date: 1038)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 2, Total: 2, (To Date: 55)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 1, (To Date: 6)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 3
– Cooper’s Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Unidentified Accipiter: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 6
– Merlin: 2
– Prairie Falcon: 1
– Unidentified Falcon: 2
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 295, (To Date: 1335)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: NOGO 3, GOEA 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: AMRO 1, DECW 4, PISI 4, RIGR 1, CAFI 1, MOCH 2, RBNU 1, BBMA 1, CORA 10, GCKI 2, AMDI 1
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: One bull elk in the meadow, two white-tailed deer crossing the river.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 0, (To Date: 428)
COUNT DATE: 04/10/2020, (Day 15 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:30 – End: 19:30, Day Total: 12:00hrs, (To Date: 180:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson, Patrick Farley.
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: The day started out quite calm and clear but after 9:00 the clouds quickly covered the sky and gave us a bright grey backdrop for the rest of the day. With these lighting conditions, it was exceedingly difficult to identify the exact plumage and it is likely that many immature birds appeared to us as adults. The ridge winds blew SW/WSW all day with gusts between 40-70 km/h. The light ground winds came from the south and there were a few strong gusts but it was generally quite calm. A light rain fell intermittently after 17:00 and the birds poured in.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 4, Max: 18
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Between 17:00 and 19:00 thirty four Goldens appeared.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 62, Sub-Adult: 4, Juvenile: 5, Unaged: 21, Total: 92, (To Date: 763)
– Bald Eagle: Unaged: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 53)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 2, (To Date: 5)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 3
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
– Unidentified Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 100, (To Date: 1040)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: GOEA 2
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CAJA 2, AMDI 2, CORA 15, DEJU 7, AMRO 1, BBMA 1, YRWA 7.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: First thing in the morning I found two dippers together at the river near the path. One of them started singing energetically and beautifully near the observation site and then again later in the day.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 80, (To Date: 428)
COUNT DATE: 03/10/2020, (Day 14 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:50 – End: 19:20, Day Total: 11:30hrs, (To Date: 168:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Heinz Unger, Chris Unger, Annie Finch, Patrick Farley
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It started off cool with a high of +1 but rose to a high of +21. It was almost windless with slow migration until 13:00, at which point the wind picked up and migration was steady for the rest of the day.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 1, Max: 21
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: The highest hourly count was 17:00 to 18:00 with 14 migrants
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 25, Sub-Adult: 9, Juvenile: 12, Unaged: 17, Total: 63, (To Date: 671)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 2, Total: 2, (To Date: 52)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Osprey: 1
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
– Red-tailed Hawk: 2
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 70, (To Date: 940)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Golden Eagle: 1, Bald Eagle: 1, Northern Goshawk: 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Common Merganser: 1, Belted Kingfisher: 1, Hairy Woodpecker: 1, Common Raven: 11, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 4, Red-breasted Nuthatch: 1, Brown Creeper: 1, Pacific Wren: 1, American Dipper: 1, American Robon: 7, Pine Siskin: 17, American Tree Sparrow: 1, Dark-eyed Junco: 2, Song Sparrow: 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler: 3
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: White-tailed Deer: 2, Grey Wolf: 5 (crossed the meadow in the evening)
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 49, (To Date: 348)
COUNT DATE: 02/10/2020, (Day 13 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:30 – End: 19:00, Day Total: 11:30hrs, (To Date: 157:00hrs)
OBSERVERS: Joel Duncan, Caroline Lambert
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It was another lovely, atypically warm fall day in the meadow with blue skies and light winds from the NE at ground level. The winds at ridge level were variable but generally light and from the NE which is not usually conducive to raptor migration.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -2, Max: 19
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 14:00-15:00 comprised of 15 Goldens and 1 Bald eagle.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 15, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 6, Unaged: 4, Total: 27, (To Date: 608)
– Bald Eagle: Sub-Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 50)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
– Cooper’s Hawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
– Unidentified Raptor: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 32, (To Date: 870)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 1 Resident Northern Goshawk heard calling from its nesting site about 200 meters north of the Stoney Trail parking lot.
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: In order of appearance: Ruffed Grouse -1, Pine Siskin -1, American Dipper -2, Common Raven -79, American Robin – 3, Black-capped Chickadee -3, Black-billed Magpie -1, Common Merganser -8, American Crow -1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet -1
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: All but two of the days migrants used the eastern route and were fairly close to the ridge but with several Goldens were seen flying quite high. The clear blue sky made finding and tracking the migrants rather challenging! Half of the migrant raptors likely came via Wasootch. A spectacular, swirling kettle of 58 Common Ravens appeared over Mt. Lorette at 14:15 which gradually dispersed after 10 minutes. Quite a sight it was! A smaller group of 15 Common Ravens appeared over Nakiska about an hour later. Unlike last fall, the aspens were dressed in brilliant shades of yellow with one notable aspen near the pumphouses glowing red.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 27, (To Date: 299)
COUNT DATE: 01/10/2020, (Day 12 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:30 – End: 19:30, Day Total: 12:00hrs, (To Date: 145:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop, Joel Duncan
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A nice warm day, 100% altostratus gradually clearing to a cloudless afternoon. Some light smoke haze. Light ground winds 5 – 15 km/h from SW most of the day. Good raptor movement with 214 birds of 9 different species including 159 Golden Eagles.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 8, Max: 19
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 13:00 – 15:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 119, Sub-Adult: 4, Juvenile: 11, Unaged: 25, Total: 159, (To Date: 581)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 9, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 11, Unaged: 1, Total: 23, (To Date: 49)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 1, (To Date: 3)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Osprey: 1
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 6
– Cooper’s Hawk: 2
– Northern Goshawk: 4
– Red-tailed Hawk: 13
– Rough-legged Hawk: 4
– Prairie Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 214, (To Date: 838)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: None
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: AMDI 3, AMPI 1, AMRO 23, BBMA 2, CLNC 1, COME 4, DEJU 2, RBNU 1.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 15, (To Date: 272)
COUNT DATE: 30/09/2020, (Day 11 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:00 – End: 17:20, Day Total: 10:20hrs, (To Date: 133:30hrs)
OBSERVERS: Bill Wilson, Cliff Hansen
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: 100% cloud, summits socked in until almost noon, then rapid clearing to clear blue sky (except for a few small clouds in the west). Ground winds mostly 5 – 10 gusting 15 or 20 km/h. Winds aloft mostly SW 2 – 10 km/h. Raptors started moving around noon, then good gliding with some soaring. Some long pauses with no evident raptors. Last raptor 18:00.
TEMPERATURE: Min: +7.5, Max: +15
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 14 raptors of 5 species between 16:00 and 17:00. Maximum GOEA movement 22 between 15:00 and 18:00.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 15, Sub-Adult: 6, Juvenile: 9, Unaged: 2, Total: 32, (To Date: 422)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 3, Total: 3, (To Date: 26)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 6
– Cooper’s Hawk: 2
– Northern Goshawk: 3
– Red-tailed Hawk: 5
– Rough-legged Hawk: 2
– Peregrine Falcon: 1
– Unidentified Falcon: 1
– Unidentified Raptor: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 56, (To Date: 624)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: One young Northern Shrike seen three times. Also a”V” of 35 CAGO, 3 COME, 1 AMDI, 67 AMRO heading south, 1 VATH near the site, 16 CORA and 15 PISI.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 20, (To Date: 257)
COUNT DATE: 29/09/2020, (Day 10 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:30 – End: 19:45, Day Total: 12:15hrs, (To Date: 123:10hrs)
OBSERVERS: George Halmazna, Dan Parliament, Michael Woertman, Cindy Parliament
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A beautiful sunny day, with some clouds in a general blue sky. Enough clouds to ensure reasonable spotting conditions. Winds from the SW generally 10-15 km/hr until 1800 hrs with a switch to the NE accompanied with a substantial drop in temperature and more windy conditions. Gorgeous fall colors !!
TEMPERATURE: Min: 12, Max: 20
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 14:00-15:00 and 16:00-17:00 with 11 raptors each hour
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 25, Sub-Adult: 0, Juvenile: 3, Unaged: 7, Total: 35, (To Date: 390)
– Bald Eagle: Unaged: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 23)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 5
– Northern Goshawk: 5
– Red-tailed Hawk: 6
– Merlin: 4
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 56, (To Date: 568)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: None
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA 41, BBMA 1, PISI 303, RBNU 3, BCCH 3, AMRO 10, COME (Female) 7, AMDI 1, DOWO 1, RCKI 15, YRWA, 9, CEWA 1, GCKI 2, CLNC 1, HOFI 25, BLJA 1, NOFL 1, CNGO 122
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: One Red Fox, Wolf Howling to SW at approx 1100 hrs
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 22, (To Date: 237)
COUNT DATE: 28/09/2020, (Day 9 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:40 – End: 19:20, Day Total: 11:40hrs, (To Date: 110:55hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Graeme Dunlop, Ethan Denton
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: The morning was calm and cool with high clouds making things gloomy, though it was warmer than average. Then a chinook blew in, raising the temperature to balmy levels. Strong upper level winds allowed a steady trickle of eagles through the morning, but it petered out in the afternoon. Looking at radar, it appears there was a weather system holding them back north of Jasper. However, there was a good variety of other raptors (11 species total), plus bears and elk on the ski slopes and a wolf to entertain. Someone from Canmore came out to put varnish on Ruthie’s bench.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 2, Max: 14
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 12:00-13:00 had the most, but not by much.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 7, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 0, Unaged: 10, Total: 19, (To Date: 355)
– Bald Eagle: Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 1, Total: 2, (To Date: 22)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 1, (To Date: 2)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
– Cooper’s Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 2
– Unidentified Accipiter: 1
– Broad-winged Hawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
– Rough-legged Hawk: 1
– Peregrine Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 33, (To Date: 512)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: AMKE 1, RTHA 1, NOGO 3
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: RBNU 1, CLNU 1, BOCH 1, BCCH 1, RCKI 7, BEKI 1, NOFL 2, CAJA 1, BBMA 1, CORA 8, GCKI 4, BRCR 1, AMDI 1, AMRO 44, PISI 20, DEJU 1, YRWA 4
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: One grizzly bear, a black bear, and an elk on the ski slopes, and a black wolf crossed the river downstream.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 17, (To Date: 215)
COUNT DATE: 27/09/2020, (Day 8 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:15 – End: 19:45, Day Total: 12:30hrs, (To Date: 99:15hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson, Patrick Farley, Jim St. Laurent.
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: The day began with very low winds and I thought it was doomed but the winds eventually picked up and we had a moderate count. The temperature at 07:15 was -3C and the high at 17:00 was 9C. Ridge Winds were SW to WSW all day, low in the morning until 12 then moderate to strong for the rest of the day, 30-60 gusting 40-70 km/h. The sky was virtually cloudless for most of the day with only small cumulous clouds forming throughout the day behind the west ridges. After 14:00 some very interesting altocumulus and lenticular cloud formations formed over the valley but only ever reached 20% coverage.
TEMPERATURE: Min: -3, Max: 9
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Between the hours of 15:00 – 16:00 and 17:00 and 18:00 that we had the highest number of migrants.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 25, Sub-Adult: 3, Juvenile: 12, Unaged: 5, Total: 45, (To Date: 336)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: 1, Total: 2, (To Date: 20)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 2
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
– Cooper’s Hawk: 1
– Broad-winged Hawk: 3
– Red-tailed Hawk: 2
– Rough-legged Hawk: 1
– Unidentified Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 59, (To Date: 479)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Goshawk 2, Red-tailed Hawk 2,
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: American Crow 34, Common Raven 25, Pine Siskin 30, Common Merganser 5, Belted Kingfisher 1, American Robin 80, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler 1, Black-capped Chickadee 1, Ruffed Grouse 1.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: The crows migrated westward. A number of mourning cloak butterflies fluttered by.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 75, (To Date: 198)
COUNT DATE: 26/09/2020, (Day 7 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:30 – End: 19:40, Day Total: 12:10hrs, (To Date: 86:45hrs)
OBSERVERS: Blake Weis, Heinz Unger
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It was a cloudy day with occasional sunny breaks and a few rain showers
TEMPERATURE: Min: 4, Max: 8
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 16:00-17:00 (9 migrants)
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 6, Sub-Adult: 6, Juvenile: 5, Unaged: 9, Total: 26, (To Date: 291)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 1, Total: 4, (To Date: 18)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 6
– Northern Goshawk: 2
– Merlin: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 39, (To Date: 420)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Golden Eagle: 2, Bald Eagle: 1, Northern Goshawk: 3
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Northern Flicker: 1, Clark’s Nutcracker: 3, Common Raven: 11, Mountain Chickadee: 2, Boreal Chickadee: 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet: 7, Ruby-crowned Kinglet: 3, Red-breasted Nuthatch: 3, Mountain Bluebird: 4, American Robin: 541, American Pipit: 17, Red Crossbill: 4, Pine Siskin: 80, Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon): 1, Dark-eyed Junco unk ssp: 5, Savannah Sparrow: 2, Lincoln’s Sparrow: 1, Orange-crowned Warbler: 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler: 6
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: White-tailed Deer: 1
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 26, (To Date: 123)
COUNT DATE: 25/09/2020, (Day 6 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:50 – End: 19:30, Day Total: 11:40hrs, (To Date: 74:35hrs)
OBSERVERS: Caroline Lambert, Patrick Farley, Patricia Farley
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Thick dark clouds obscured the sun most of the day, making conditions quite dark and identifying the birds difficult all day. A few drops of rain were inconsequential, but the strong wind made it feel much colder than it was.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 8, Max: 10
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 13:00 – 15:00 had the highest number, but the flow was reasonably steady all day
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 38, Sub-Adult: 7, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 29, Total: 76, (To Date: 265)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Sub-Adult: 1, Total: 2, (To Date: 14)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 3
– Rough-legged Hawk: 1
– Unidentified Buteo: 1
– Merlin: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 86, (To Date: 381)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: NOGO 1
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: COLO 8, NOFL 1, CAJA 3, CORA 10, BCCH 2, MOCH 1, RCKI 1, RBNU 1, PAWR 1, AMRO 40, PISI 50, DEJU 2, YRWA 10
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: The Pacific Wren was nice to find.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 11, (To Date: 97)
COUNT DATE: 24/09/2020, (Day 5 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:15 – End: 19:30, Day Total: 12:15hrs, (To Date: 62:55hrs)
OBSERVERS: G. Dunlop, R. Robb
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Mostly sunny but with a strong wind. Ridge gusts of over 130 km/h were recorded for much of the day. Cumulus and Stratocumulus gradually thickened during day with some very heavy looking rain showers just to the S and SW.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 6, Max: 14
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 18:00 – 19:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 17, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 3, Total: 23, (To Date: 189)
– Bald Eagle: Sub-Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 12)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 4
– Cooper’s Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 3
– American Kestrel: 1
– Merlin: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 34, (To Date: 295)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA 20, AMRO 48, COME 5, NADI 2
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: 2 Grizzly Bears at Nakiska early morning
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 16, (To Date: 86)
COUNT DATE: 23/09/2020, (Day 4 of 57)
TIME: Start: 06:50 – End: 19:25, Day Total: 12:35hrs, (To Date: 50:40hrs)
OBSERVERS: Bill Wilson, Glenn Webber
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: A nice day, not too cold, not too hot, 80% to 100% altostratus & cumulus but we could actually see our shadows at times. Very light ground winds until 10:00, then light winds with occasional stronger gusts. One resident adult NOGO seen hunting several times through the day. One adult GOEA hover-hunting on Patrick, talons out & head down, moved a bit south, repeated this several times. Assumed resident despite southward trend.
TEMPERATURE: Min: +1.5, Max: +13.5
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Maximum official hour, 08:00-09:00 with 14 GOEA and 1 NOHA. However, the first migrants (3 GOEA) were at 08:26, so the day actually began with a bit of an eagle-burst.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 25, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 10, Unaged: 29, Total: 65, (To Date: 166)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Unaged: 1, Total: 2, (To Date: 11)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
– Northern Goshawk: 2
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 72, (To Date: 261)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: Five sightings of a hunting NOGO, one sighting of a GOEA hover-hunting.
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: 2 COME, 1 BEKI, 12 AMPI, 55 AMRO flying south, low, 2 VATH on trail to site, 1 AMCR, 26 CORA, 1 PISI
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: None.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 14, (To Date: 70)
COUNT DATE: 22/09/2020, (Day 3 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:40 – End: 20:00, Day Total: 12:20hrs, (To Date: 38:05hrs)
OBSERVERS: George Halmazna, Dan Parliament
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Beautiful Day – with high cirrus for good observing conditions, and sunshine. Heard wolves howling North of the site about 1400 hrs
TEMPERATURE: Min: -1, Max: 14
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: 13:00-14:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 11, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 7, Unaged: 0, Total: 20, (To Date: 101)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 3, Sub-Adult: 1, Juvenile: 2, Total: 6, (To Date: 9)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Osprey: 1
– Northern Harrier: 3
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 33
– Cooper’s Hawk: 3
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 5
– Peregrine Falcon: 4
– Prairie Falcon: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 77, (To Date: 189)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: 0
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: CORA 25, AMRO 69, BBMA 2, CNGO 7, AMCR 2, CAJA 2, YRWA 9, DEJU 1, LISP 2, BEKI 1, NOFL 1, VATH 1, RCKI 23, PISI 6, BLJA 1. BCCH 3, BOCH 1
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: Wolves howling from the North at approx 1400 hrs, Bull Moose heard snorting in bushes across the river
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 6, (To Date: 56)
COUNT DATE: 21/09/2020, (Day 2 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:00 – End: 19:45, Day Total: 12:45hrs, (To Date: 25:45hrs)
OBSERVERS: Graeme Dunlop, Cliff Hansen
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: Temperature at 07:00 was 7C, high temp at 16:00 was 15C. Winds were SW 5 to 15 km/h. There was 50% cirrus cloud cover at 07:00, decreasing to 10% at 12:00 before gradually increasing to 100% at 18:00 with cumulus and altostratus. A fairly steady movement of eagles throughout the day including 50 Golden Eagles and 2 Bald Eagles with all but 2 birds using the eastern route. Most birds flew high over Mt Lorette from Skogan Peak and continued high over Fisher Range.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 7, Max: 15
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: Most migrants flew past between 16:00 and 17:00
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 32, Sub-Adult: 0, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 16, Total: 50, (To Date: 81)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 2, Total: 2, (To Date: 3)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Osprey: 2
– Northern Harrier: 1
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 7
– Cooper’s Hawk: 1
– Northern Goshawk: 5
– Unidentified Accipiter: 1
– Red-tailed Hawk: 1
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 70, (To Date: 112)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: None
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: American Dipper, 300+ American Robins, 45 Pine Siskins, 25 Common Ravens, 3 Mallard
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: A Grey Wolf was seen crossing the river 100m from the watch site. An elk was grazing on the grassy slopes at Nakiska.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 14, (To Date: 50)
COUNT DATE: 20/09/2020, (Day 1 of 57)
TIME: Start: 07:00 – End: 20:00, Day Total: 13:00hrs, (To Date: 13:00hrs)
OBSERVERS: Lori Anderson, Caroline Lambert
DESCRIPTION OF DAY: It was a beautiful warm clear day and especially wonderful after a week of thick smoky air.
TEMPERATURE: Min: 7, Max: 19
PERIOD WITH MOST MIGRANTS: It was between 17:00 and 18:00 that we had the highest number of migrants. Fifteen raptors passed through the valley at that time with eleven of those being Golden Eagles.
MIGRANT EAGLE COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Golden Eagle: Adult: 18, Sub-Adult: 2, Juvenile: 2, Unaged: 9, Total: 31, (To Date: 31)
– Bald Eagle: Adult: 1, Total: 1, (To Date: 1)
– Unidentified Eagle: Total: 1, (To Date: 1)
MIGRANT RAPTOR COUNT BY SPECIES:
– Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2
– Northern Goshawk: 1
– Unidentified Accipiter: 2
– Swainson’s Hawk: 2
– Red-tailed Hawk: 2
TOTAL MIGRATORY RAPTORS: Daily: 42, (To Date: 42)
NON MIGRANT RAPTORS: BAEA 1, NOGO 2
OTHER BIRDS OF NOTE: Common Ravens 30+, Canada Jays 2, Boreal Chickadees 3, Mountain Chickadees 4, America Robins 20+, Canada Geese 70, Northern Flicker 1, Black-billed Magpie 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglets 7, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, Brown Creepers 2, Pine Siskins 2, Dark-eyed Juncos 4, Orange-crowned Warblers 2, Yellow-rumped Warblers 10, Savannah Sparrows 6, Pine Siskin 5, Gulls sp. 5, and at Lorette Ponds, Mallards 2, Hooded Merganser 1.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS: There was an unusually high number of Ravens in the Area, seen continually throughout the day in groups of up to twenty. In the morning a Northern Goshawk was seen fighting with a few of them.
NUMBER OF VISITORS: Daily: 36, (To Date: 36)
