Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 22 22 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 60 60 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 9 9 Golden Eagle 0 9 9 American Kestrel 0 3 3 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 0 5 5 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 9 9 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Total: 4 128 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Cynthia Madsen Observers: Cyndy Johnson Visitors: David ? came up from 9:30- 10:15am. Pete Plage came up from 10:20-11:10. 1 visitor during the noon observation. Weather: Winds were pretty much out of the NE all day today. Clear day with clouds picking up around noon to 1. (day light savings taken into consideration). Cloud cover was up to > 40% by the time Cynthia left and up to 80% when reaching the parkig lot. Raptor Observations: Birds were mainly over the west- Mount Morrison to I70 and beyond. Mostly Red-tailed hawks and one Cooper's Hawk migrating through. 9 non migrating Red_tailed hawks. Non-raptor Observations: Juncos (4), American Robin (4), Amercian Crow (18), Common Raven (7), Black-Capped Chickadee (4), Western Scrub-Jay (1), Black-Billed Magpie (5), migrating Bluebirds (13). 16 mule deer near Mother Cabrini ======================================================================== Report submitted by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory ([email protected]) Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at: http://www.rmbo.org/ Site Description: Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado, and may be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of the Broad-winged Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger long enough may see resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie Falcons, in addition to migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels and Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcon and Ferruginous Hawk are uncommon; Northern Goshawk is rare but regular. Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White Pelican or Dusky Grouse. Birders are always welcome. The hawkwatch is staffed by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory generally from about 9 AM to around 4 PM from the first week of March to the first week of May. Directions to site: >From exit 259 on I-70 towards Morrison, drive south under freeway and take left into first parking lot, the Stegosaurus lot. Follow small signs from the south side of lot to hawkwatch site. The hike starts heading east on an old two-track and quickly turns south onto a trail on the west side of the ridge. When the trail nears the top of the ridge, turn left, head through the gate, and walk to the clearly-visible, flat area at the crest of the ridge. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
