Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 33 36 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 25 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 8 13 Cooper's Hawk 0 10 25 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 30 160 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 9 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 8 Golden Eagle 0 1 8 American Kestrel 0 8 22 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2 Prairie Falcon 0 1 6 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 2 5 7 Unknown Buteo 2 3 8 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 4 Total: 9 103 335 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Bill Wuerthele, Cyndy Johnson Observers: Bill Wuerthele Visitors: There were many visitors today at the ridge, some stopped to ask what we were doing and some showed great interest. From 11:00-13:00 we had a group of 7 teachers from the Colorado School of Mines, attending a class on birds of prey join us. There were 23 adults, 12 children, 4 dogs during the day that stopped at the site. Weather: The morning started out clear, but clouds built through out the day. By noon, cloud cover was 95% and remained so for he rest of the day. We had very light snow flakes during the noon hour for a few minutes. Winds started in the NW, to NE and then ended up coming from the E by the end of the day. Raptor Observations: 1 local Peregrine falcon, 1 local American Kestrel and numerous Red-Tailed Hawks seen during the day. Several in courtship display flight, one perched on a power pole on the east side of the ridge towards the end of the day. Thank you Bill for all your help and explanations today!!! Non-raptor Observations: Western Meadowlark, Western Scrub Jay, American Robin, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, White-throated Swift and Northern Flicker seen through out the day. 4 deer were seen crossing 93 at 9am. ======================================================================== 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/20140407021044.18718.qmail%40taiga.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
