Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2012
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              0              0
Osprey                       0              1              1
Bald Eagle                   0              6              6
Northern Harrier             0              0              0
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              3              3
Cooper's Hawk                0              7              7
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              0
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              1            135            135
Rough-legged Hawk            0              2              2
Swainson's Hawk              0              1              1
Ferruginous Hawk             0              2              2
Golden Eagle                 0              7              7
American Kestrel             3             19             19
Merlin                       0              2              2
Peregrine Falcon             0              2              2
Prairie Falcon               0              6              6
Mississippi Kite             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              4              4
Unknown Buteo                0              8              8
Unknown Falcon               0              1              1
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              4              4

Total:                       4            210            210
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Chuck Hundertmark

Observers:        Bill Wuerthele, Chris Tremmeling 

Visitors:
Cohen family: Jonathan (father), Dana (mother), and sons Zander and Jack.
Zander is interested in birds, especially raptors. Talked to them about
RMBO summer camps, banding station and about DFO trips. Gave them URLs for
both organizations. Also several hikers. Visitor from Highland Ranch talked
for a bit about hawks. 2 hikers stopped for the view.


Weather:
Mild weather. Cloud cover from 40% lessening to 10%. Smoke haze from a
mountain fire lessening visibility to the south and southeast. Winds from
the west early shifting to northeast, then southeast. 

Raptor Observations:
Little raptor movement and decreased appearances by local Red-tails. 

Non-raptor Observations:
First of season flights of White-throated Swifts livened the morning (32
total). Mountain Bluebird, 6;Townsend's Sollitaire 3; Western Meadowlark,
2; Black-billed Magpie, 2; American Robin, 12; Mountain Chickadee, 4;
Western Scrub-jay, 1; American Crow, 1; Common Raven, 3. 
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Report submitted by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (jeff.bi...@rmbo.org)
Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at:
http://www.rmbo.org/


Site Description:
Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is
the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur
Ridge 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 Falcons and
Ferruginous Hawks 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 generally staffed by volunteers from the Rocky Mountain
Bird Observatory 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.

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