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
03/20/2022
Observers: Blake Weis, Annie Finch, Allison Zukewich, Cliff Hansen, Brian McBride, Sandy Graham
07:55 AM
08:15 PM
Min: -5 C, Max: -1 C
For the first few hours of the day the cloud cover was 80-100%, ridges were 10-20% obscured and it was lightly snowing on and off. In the morning ground wind was very light and ridge wind was moderate from the NNW. The weather began to clear around noon, and for the rest of the day cloud cover varied from 20-60% and the ridges were completely clear. Afternoon winds gusted to 35 km/h from the SW at ground level. At ridge level the clashing weather systems were blowing variably from both north and south, often very strong.
Migrants flew very high over the Fisher Range and the east side of the valley. None were detected to the west. There were two peak periods in the late morning/early afternoon and evening separated by a lull in the late afternoon.
136 (107a, 2j, 2sa, 25u)
6 Bald Eagles (2s, 2j, 1ui, 1u), 2 unidentified eagles
1-2 pm and 5-6 pm tied with 21 migrants each
144
2 Northern Goshawks & 1 Golden Eagle
1 Northern Shrike (j), 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 American Robin, 1 White-winged Crossbill, 1 Western Meadowlark, 1 Red-winged Blackbird (f), 1 Brown Creeper
n/a
29
