Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 7 10 159 Osprey 3 3 29 Bald Eagle 0 0 21 Northern Harrier 0 0 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 7 133 Cooper's Hawk 2 6 104 Northern Goshawk 0 0 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 32 Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 350 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 3 4 14 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 9 Golden Eagle 0 0 9 American Kestrel 1 3 122 Merlin 0 0 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 11 Prairie Falcon 0 0 22 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 11 Unknown Buteo 0 0 18 Unknown Falcon 0 0 7 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 7 Total: 23 39 1085 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:15:00 Total observation time: 5.75 hours Official Counter: Carol Cwiklinski Observers: Visitors: Scheduled trail work was cancelled so I was able to count today. The trail is very muddy and slippery in spots. Weather: Weather was pleasant today. Winds were generally light and switched direction through the day from south to northeast and late in the day southeast. Cloud cover increased as the day progressed and made it much easier to locate high birds. Storms developed in the afternoon and ended the day early. Raptor Observations: Birds flew very high today and were scattered around the sky, some high over the ridge, some high west of the ridge, and a few on the east. Local raptors were active today, often escorting migrants from the area. Non-raptor Observations: Double-crested cormorant with a fishing bobber hanging from its mouth. Four Sandhill cranes flew low just west of the ridge, just east and over Mt. Morrison. Predictions: Birds are still moving! ======================================================================== 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 -- -- 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/000b99164d05937157775ed82089b035%40hawkcount.org.
