Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 13 28 Osprey 0 0 1 Bald Eagle 0 2 11 Northern Harrier 0 0 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 4 13 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 10 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 26 208 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 0 6 19 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 4 Prairie Falcon 0 0 5 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 11 Unknown Buteo 0 2 15 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 3 5 Total: 9 62 342 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 12:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Roger Rouch Observers: Kathie Moss Visitors: A group of about 15 hikers from the Colorado Mountain Club stopped for a visit. They said they always like to stop on their spring hikes through the area to see how the raptors were doing. Weather: A clear and calm morning changing to partly cloudy with blustery winds to 5 bft. and threatening storm clouds to the north by day's end. Winds were mostly from the NW with temperatures from the upper 50's to mid-60's. Raptor Observations: Migrating raptors were at various elevations with even some high fliers early and a little more activity in the 10:00 to 11:00 hour (daylight savings time). A few local Red-tailed Hawk and Turkey Vulture sightings throughout the day. Local Turkey Vulture(s) occasionally ranged north past the towers on Lookout Mountain as if migrating, only to return south. Non-raptor Observations: Also seen or heard were Townsend's Solitaire, Spotted Towhee, Bushtit, White-throated Swift, Common Raven, American Crow (numerous), American Robin (numerous), and Black-billed Magpie. Interesting sightings were a group of about 8 Red-winged Blackbirds and also a Belted Kingfisher flying north over the Matthews/Winters valley. ======================================================================== 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/bda23703a960379db4443aaafbe11253%40hawkcount.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
