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.
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Observations
Total Migratory Raptors: 302
03/27/2022
Observers: Blake Weis, Annie Finch
07:30 AM
08:20 PM
Min: 0 C, Max: 11 C
It was a beautiful day and conditions for migration and observing were generally very good. Cloud cover started at 60%, slowly increased to 90% by 4 pm then decreased to 30% by the end of the day. Wind gusted to 25 km/h at ground level and were usually moderate to strong at ridge level.
Migrants moved steadily between 10:44 am and 7:38 pm. Despite good viewing conditions they were determined to make things difficult for us. Eagles moved over both mountain ranges. To the west they used the other side of the ridges, flying from Mt. Kidd and Mt. Bogart then passing behind Olympic Summit and Mt. Allan. Birds on the east side were sometimes detected high over the Fisher Range, but most were only picked up farther north near Mt. Lorette. Some also flew up the center of the valley, passing directly overhead. Distance, brief views and bad angles often hampered ageing.
122 (74 adults, 1 subadult, 1 juvenile, 46 unaged)
14 Bald Eagles (10 adults, 3 immature, 1 juvenile), 1 Cooper's Hawk, 2 Prairie Falcons, 4 unidentified eagles
21 migrants from 2-3 pm
143
1 columbarius Merlin hunting in the meadow, 1 Northern Goshawk heard calling, 1 Golden Eagle and 1 Bald Eagle
Highlights include 1 Varied Thrush, 1 Northern Shrike (adult), 35 American Robins, 50 Bohemian Waxwings, 2 Common Redpolls, 26 White-winged Crossbills, 2 Dark-eyed Juncos, 1 Song Sparrow and 1 Western Meadowlark
n/a
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