Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 263 278 Osprey 2 33 35 Bald Eagle 0 19 50 Northern Harrier 0 11 22 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 51 59 Cooper's Hawk 2 161 179 Northern Goshawk 0 1 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 68 68 Red-tailed Hawk 0 112 399 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 2 12 12 Ferruginous Hawk 0 7 47 Golden Eagle 0 7 33 American Kestrel 1 235 295 Merlin 0 9 19 Peregrine Falcon 1 9 14 Prairie Falcon 0 0 5 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 7 Unknown Buteo 0 1 2 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Total: 13 1004 1535 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 11:30:00 Total observation time: 3.5 hours Official Counter: Carol Cwiklinski Observers: Steve Small Visitors: We made a last minute decision to count today when the day started out sunny. Thank you to Amy and Janet for their willingness to hike up and help today, and although they were not called into action, we appreciate them. Weather: Weather was sunny and dry this morning with little cloud cover. Gradually the clouds moved in and storms began to develop in the area. We left the ridge at 1130 MST as it began to rain lightly. Winds were light at the start and became stronger as storms approached. Raptor Observations: Migrating raptors were few, but diversity was good. The flight was varied, some birds were close and some far along the western ridge. Non-raptor Observations: Many of the usual critters were seen today including deer grazing below, American White Pelicans, Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay, and white-throated swifts. Predictions: The storm system arriving today is expected to continue into tomorrow, leaving heavy wet snow and beneficial moisture in its wake. ======================================================================== 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/01010187ba1e786c-0963f63b-9b65-4c71-8d05-3d3aab645df1-000000%40us-west-2.amazonses.com.
