The Spring 2022 Migration Count has commenced and runs from Mar 1st to Apr 22nd with observers at the Mount Lorette site daily — including viewing equipment available to the public. If interested in visiting the site, we suggest that you visit after 3pm. We see the majority of the migrating eagles in the later afternoon. This is the 30th consecutive year of vigilant recording. Mount Lorette site, Observation map.
Related links: Count Reports
Observations
Total Migratory Raptors: 302
03/11/2022
Observers: Blake Weis, Ruth Morrow
07:20 AM
06:30 PM
Min: -17 C, Max: -2 C
The morning was chilly but with almost no wind. Wind speed in the afternoon was wildly inconstant, with some gusts over 60 km/h but there were also calm periods. Judging by the snow coming off the mountains, wind at ridge level was often very strong but also inconsistent. Cloud cover increased from 10% at the start to 100% as a sheet of altostratus passed over around noon, then varied from 60% to 80% for the rest of the day.
It was fairly slow with 13 eagles passing by between 12:17 pm and 5:20 pm. 9 Golden Eagles used the eastern ridges and were detected near Mount Lorette or high over Patrick, 3 Bald Eagles moved north along the river valley and 1 unidentified eagle was briefly seen before it disappeared behind Hummingbird Plume Hill.
9 (8 ad, 1 u)
3 Bald Eagles (ad), 1 unidentified eagle
4 migrants between 1 and 2 pm
13
n/a
1 Pine Grosbeak, 1 Red Crossbill
n/a
18
