Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 18 31 46 Osprey 1 1 2 Bald Eagle 0 2 11 Northern Harrier 0 0 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 8 17 Cooper's Hawk 11 14 21 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 15 41 223 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 2 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 5 11 24 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 5 Prairie Falcon 3 3 8 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 3 4 14 Unknown Buteo 0 2 15 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 5 Total: 61 123 403 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Paul Slingsby Observers: Janet Shin, Karen Drozda Visitors: Janet Shin, Karen Drozda and Ray Brakke each spent 2 hours and were very helpful as many hawks were passing, sometimes in small groups. Weather: Sunny with wind 15 to 25 mph. Temperature 57 to 66 deg. F. Raptor Observations: A great day for soaring or migrating. The male (i think) of the local RTHa pair, from south of Dinosaur Ridge, was joined by a gang of 3 who soared together, off and on, near the ridge for nearly 4 hours. They were 2 adult and one immature RTHa. This trio was counted as local birds. Non-raptor Observations: A migrating Belted Kingfisher passed going north above CH26. Predictions: Another day of hawk travel. ======================================================================== 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/5788a21f25b3713080e7e93c6e7cefd6%40www.hawkcount.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
