Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 346 372 Osprey 0 42 44 Bald Eagle 1 24 57 Northern Harrier 1 24 30 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 59 68 Cooper's Hawk 5 163 174 Northern Goshawk 1 7 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 3 41 41 Red-tailed Hawk 2 312 727 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 30 30 Ferruginous Hawk 0 9 63 Golden Eagle 0 9 37 American Kestrel 1 290 322 Merlin 0 12 16 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 16 Prairie Falcon 1 3 10 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 12 12 Unknown Buteo 0 8 14 Unknown Falcon 1 3 5 Unknown Eagle 0 3 3 Unknown Raptor 0 3 8 Total: 26 1409 2061 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 5.75 hours Official Counter: Emma Riley Observers: Barbara Bank, Deb Bogar , Doug Anderson, Ed Imatani Visitors: Our volunteers today were Deb Bogar, Doug Angerson, Barbara Banks, and Ed Imatani. Thank you all for your help! Jim Banks also helped spot and ID birds for a few hours today, thank you Jim. The trail was slow today with only 5 people coming up to the Hawk Watch. Weather: The morning was pleasant with light NE winds and sun. By 1100 MST we had some light drizzle on us and could see precipitation in all directions around us. The clouds stayed heavy as a large storm cloud moved just south of Denver. Precipitation and heavy winds caused us to end the count at 1445. Raptor Observations: We had a small but steady push of birds in the morning before the storm rolled in. Highlights include a female NH that came directly overhead and a non-migrant dark morph SW low above the ridge. Another very distant NG was counted today. Non-raptor Observations: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, White-throated Swift, Spotted Towhee, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay and other regulars were seen today. Corvid activity was high for most of the day with a mixed group of Common Ravens (6) and American Crowns (9) seen over Mt Morrison. Predictions: Winds are predicted to be light and from the SE tomorrow with some cloud cover. We are hoping for a decent number of accipiters tomorrow, as we are still very low in SS numbers for the season. ======================================================================== 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/010101806e34530c-225d9747-83fb-4929-8f5c-544d3a6c318d-000000%40us-west-2.amazonses.com.
