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
03/18/2022
Observers: Bill Wilson and Ruth Morrow
06:40 AM
08:05 PM
Low 0 C, high +5.5 C
A mostly cloudy day (70 to 100% cumulus) with relatively light ground winds (mostly 5 to 15 km/h but gusting to 20 to 30 at times) that often left us wishing the sun would shine through a bit more. Winds aloft were mostly west to southwest 15 to 30 km/h. The migration seemed slow most of the time, but in the 9 hours between the first eagle at 10:30 am to the last at 7:30 pm the migrants added up to a nice total of 99 golden eagles and 4 bald eagles.
99
4 Bald Eagles
24 golden eagles and 1 bald eagle between 16:00 and 17:00.
103
1 juvenile bald eagle flying south about 100 m up and two northern goshawks soaring, interacting, and flying south a few hundred metres up.
Great Horned Owls hooting in the distance across the river, Canada Jays, Bohemian Waxwings, one starling, Hairy Woodpecker, chickadees, American Dipper, and assorted ravens.
Nothing of note.
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