Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
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 19 19 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 13 67 67 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 7 7 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 0 10 10 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 2 3 3 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 15 116 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Paul Slingsby Observers: Adam Jack, George Mayfield, Joel Chapa, Joyce Commercon Visitors: Jefferson County Parks volunteer trail monitor visited for about 2 hours. He's a friend to HawkWatch from several previous years. He helps spot hawks. Weather: Sunny with mild winds and temperature 6 to 16 deg. C. The wind changed from E to W in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Local Red-Tailed Hawks near the south end of Dinosaur Ridge and also near Cabrini Shrine are frequently flying up to make migrating raptors unwelcome to their territory. Local American Kestrels near the south end of Dinosaur Ridge are also defending a territory. Non-raptor Observations: On this sunny day we had fewer passerine visitors than in previous weeks. Less singing too. Common Raven 9, White-tailed Swift 2, Black-billed Magpie 2, Mountain Chickadee 1, Bushtit 9, Scrub Jay 2 Townsend's Solitaire 1, Western or Eastern Bluebird 7. ======================================================================== 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 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
