Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 10 25 Osprey 0 0 1 Bald Eagle 1 1 10 Northern Harrier 0 0 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 10 Cooper's Hawk 3 3 10 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 4 17 199 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 2 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 5 5 18 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 3 Prairie Falcon 0 0 5 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 11 Unknown Buteo 0 1 14 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 3 Total: 17 40 320 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Gary Rossmiller Observers: Matt Smith Visitors: A large group from Boulder County Parks and Open Space joined us this morning. Dominique (Arvada, mtn biker) joined us, I believe he's fairly regular on the trail, good birder, has Liguori's book. Rob, Jeffco, was there over the noon hour. Lots of people on the trail, quite a few asking questions. Weather: Clear day, very warm, variable wind from every direction except south. Temps from 16-20 C, calm up to about B6, barometer dropped very slightly from 30.07 to 30.05". Horizon visible. A few clouds over west ridge. Raptor Observations: Birds overhead early, a few over west ridge, then accipiters and kestrels hugging west side of hill in high wind, some at brush height later in the day. 4th year? bald eagle with white head and tail but mottled wings was the days highlight. Local Harlan's came up towards us then turned south towards Soda Lakes. Local raptors gave a good display all day, especially after 2pm. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of deer both sides of the ridge. Maybe some white throated swifts in the afternoon? Several flocks of Juncos heading down ridge, several Flickers, Robins, Townsend Solitaire, Chickadee, Magpies, Ravens, Crows. Except for the Juncos, not a lot of small birds. Predictions: Even warmer tomorrow, check both sides of the ridge! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies ([email protected]) Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at: http://www.birdconservancy.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 Bird Conservancy of the Rockies from about 9 AM to around 3 PM from March 1st to May 7th. 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/e9bd472af30293c93222e86b2ff0dcce%40www.hawkcount.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
