Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 20, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 1 16 16
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 3 3
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 10 93 93
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Ferruginous Hawk 4 22 22
Golden Eagle 0 21 21
American Kestrel 1 5 5
Merlin 1 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Prairie Falcon 0 4 4
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 3
Total: 17 179 179
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Emma Riley
Observers: Carol Cwiklinski, Janet Peters, Natalie Vande Vuss,
Steve Small
Visitors:
We had a great turn out for observers and volunteers today. Carol
Cwiklinski and Steve Small started early at 0930 and stayed until 1600.
Natalie Vande Vuss spent all day observing. Kyle Carlsen, former Quaker
Ridge counter, spent all morning and much of the afternoon with us. Janet
Peters came for the afternoon to observe.
Total visitors count today was 53 with 40 people interacting with the Hawk
Watch. Many of our visitors stayed to bird with us for at least a few
minutes and it was great to share the migration with them.
Weather:
The morning started off with partially cloudy skies and SW winds. As the
day went on clouds started to clear and winds died down and began varying
heavily but were light. At about 1600 a storm front began to move in from
the NW, bringing strong winds and close precipitation causing us to end the
count at 1630.
Raptor Observations:
One Red-tailed Hawk and two Ferruginous Hawks kicked off the day, with the
two FEHAs coming low in the west valley giving us incredible looks. We
continued to have a relatively steady stream of migrants until about 1400.
Local raptor activity seemed to be higher today than it has been the past
few days, with three GOEA and two RTHA seen at various points throughout
the day. The GOEAs especially gave great looks to some of our visitors.
Non-raptor Observations:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S105277299
Predictions:
Snow expected tomorrow morning, count delayed by 2 hours.
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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)
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