Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 1 Bald Eagle 0 1 1 Northern Harrier 0 0 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 2 Cooper's Hawk 0 5 13 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 8 22 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7 Ferruginous Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 6 11 American Kestrel 0 2 10 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1 Prairie Falcon 0 1 3 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 0 29 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 2.75 hours Official Counter: Ajit Antony Observers: Visitors: 2 bicyclists and one hiker asked what I had seen. Weather: For a change instead of the usual blue sky there was good cloud cover creating a good background to see any migrants against, so I could be confident that I wasn't missing a number of migrants. Looking at Earth.nullschool.net the winds north of Denver seemed to be to me somewhat similar to 2 days ago when there were no strong NW/W winds near the Wyoming – Colorado border although there were strong SW winds in northern Wyoming, and I was hoping that the migrant hawks already south of that area may come through to Dinosaur Ridge today, but that was not to be as there were no migrant hawks seen so there has to be another variable that I have to figure out why migrants don't pass this watch in numbers in fall. Raptor Observations: The only raptor in the sky was a local RT which showed up at 8:45 AM MST. There was another RT sitting on a pole in the valley to the West. Non-raptor Observations: Rock Wren 1, Townsend's Solitaire 5, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 1, American Crow 24, Black-capped Chickadee 1, Common Raven 3, Black-billed Magpie 2. ======================================================================== 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 hawk watch in Colorado and is the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Hawk watchers may see 17 species of migrating raptors; and it is an excellent site to see rare dark morph buteos including Broad-winged hawk, Swainson’s hawk, Ferruginous hawk, Rough-legged hawk and Red-tailed Hawk. Other raptors we see include Golden and Bald Eagles, Northern harrier, Osprey, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels, Merlin, and Turkey Vultures. Northern Goshawk is uncommon but also counted each season. Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White Pelican, and Dusky Grouse. Birders of any skill level are always welcome. The hawk watch at Dinosaur Ridge is staffed by a Hawk Counter and volunteers from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM from March 1st to May 14th, weather permitting. 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/010101842ab67439-8ba24510-59ab-4e3b-821c-e452d8121695-000000%40us-west-2.amazonses.com.
