Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 12 13 13 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 1 Northern Harrier 0 0 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 2 8 Cooper's Hawk 4 4 7 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 8 9 82 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 2 Golden Eagle 0 0 3 American Kestrel 4 6 25 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 3 Prairie Falcon 0 0 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 7 Unknown Buteo 1 1 4 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 1 Total: 30 38 161 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Dave Hill Observers: Debbie James, Janet Shin, Kathanne Lynch Visitors: Observers included Janet Shin, Debbie James, Kathanne Lynch, and Dave Hill Weather: A slight haze sustained throughout the day as the previous day's 2-3" snow melted. Cloud cover: 15-20%, Temperatures: 35-45 degrees Fahrenheit, Winds: SE all day 1-7 mph, and lots of sunshine. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vulture: 13 (1 local bird and 12 migrants), Golden Eagle: 4 (Local, non-migrant birds), Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1 (Migrant), Cooper's Hawk: 6 (2 local birds and 4 migrants), Red-tailed Hawk: 14 (6 local birds and 8 migrants), Buteo sp.: 1 (migrant), American Kestrel: 4 (All migrants), Peregrine Falcon: 2 (Both local birds flew together), Prairie Falcon 1 (local bird, perched on power pole at the HawkWatch site!). Non-raptor Observations: Northern Flicker: 1, Western Scrub-Jay: 3, Black-billed Magpie: 5, American Crow: 8, Common Raven: 11, Black-capped Chickadee: 1, Mountain Chickadee: 1, chickadee sp.: 1, Bushtit: 8, Western Bluebird: 13, American Robin: 3, European Starling: 2, Spotted Towhee: 2, Western Meadowlark: 2, Elk: 42 in a herd below the Apex homes. Predictions: Beautiful warm weather ======================================================================== 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/20150404022411.3482.qmail%40taiga.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
