Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 11 126 129 Osprey 2 25 25 Bald Eagle 0 8 21 Northern Harrier 0 4 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 103 117 Cooper's Hawk 10 84 95 Northern Goshawk 0 6 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 28 28 Red-tailed Hawk 21 145 338 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 1 8 8 Ferruginous Hawk 0 2 9 Golden Eagle 0 3 9 American Kestrel 3 111 113 Merlin 1 8 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 10 Prairie Falcon 0 20 21 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 3 10 11 Unknown Buteo 1 9 18 Unknown Falcon 0 3 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 2 4 7 Total: 59 713 991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Santi Tabares Observers: Kathy Holland, Reed Gorner Visitors: A lot of movement along the trail and several birders visited mainly in the morning. Weather: Nice weather and growing cloud cover throughout the day. Wind varied in strength and direction, ending with a very strong wind from the west. Raptor Observations: Another good day, but not as good as yesterday. Big push in the morning that tapered off to almost 0 hawks in the final hour. A few Red-tailed Hawks were fighting over a rattlesnake that one had caught. Non-raptor Observations: Huge flocks of swifts passed by, along with three flocks of Franklin's Gulls. Elk north of I-70 and deer east of Dino Ridge. 2 runaway balloons as well. Predictions: Hopefully another good day? ======================================================================== 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/741154e6b6b6786d570cb9847c45d1af%40hawkcount.org.
