Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 08, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 17 20 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 2 15 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 9 23 Cooper's Hawk 1 20 31 Northern Goshawk 0 2 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 49 242 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 3 3 Ferruginous Hawk 0 1 7 Golden Eagle 0 0 6 American Kestrel 0 14 16 Merlin 0 0 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 4 Prairie Falcon 1 1 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 2 Unknown Buteo 0 5 14 Unknown Falcon 1 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 3 Total: 10 126 403 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Gary Rossmiller Observers: Visitors: Several people stopping to ask about us. Larry and Mike spent most of the first hour with us. Skye spent the second hour and may volunteer. Weather: Very pretty day, increasing clouds and wind until past noon, then a bit calmer and more sunny. Windiest around noon B5-B6, yet often calm during any hour. Winds shifting almost every hour; out of the west or north. Temp from 15c up to 20c, barometer falling 24.43 inHg down to 24.36. Cloud cover started with clouds to the west, they gradually moved east, sunny last hour. Horizons visible. Trail is dry and hardpacked. Raptor Observations: Local TV entertained me on the hike up, followed by a local RT. Most raptors to the east around eye level, except one SS scrapping the tree tops very low to the east of the ridge. One UA very high this afternoon overhead. Started out at a good clip this morning, then numbers dwindled. Local raptors and song birds disappeared till later. Non-raptor Observations: Trail steady but not busy. Woodhouse, magpie, mtn chickadee, ravens, bushtit, swifts, solitaires. The white throated swifts tended to come by in pairs very close to the ridge. A few were quite a ways up. Predictions: Is our weather to good for migration? I'm predicting another day of 12+ raptors. ======================================================================== Report submitted by DAVID HILL () Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at: http://www.dfobirds.org More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=123 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 of any skill level are always welcome. HawkWatch at Dinosaur Ridge is generally staffed by volunteers 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 southwest end of lot to the 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. (Distance: 0.56 miles, Elevation gain: 259 feet) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/bbdc7afc59b6b0ebf91c92610afe3281%40hawkcount.org.
