[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (05 Apr 2021) 16 Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 05, 2021
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   3 11 14
Osprey   0  0  0
Bald Eagle   0  2 15
Northern Harrier 0  0  0
Sharp-shinned Hawk   1  6 20
Cooper's Hawk4 13 24
Northern Goshawk 0  1  5
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  1  1
Red-tailed Hawk  8 36229
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  1
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  6
Golden Eagle 0  0  6
American Kestrel 0  9 11
Merlin   0  0  4
Peregrine Falcon 0  0  4
Prairie Falcon   0  0  1
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  0  1
Unknown Buteo0  2 11
Unknown Falcon   0  0  2
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  0  3

Total:  16 81358
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:Karen Fernandez

Observers:Jeff Birek, Mike Fernandez, VIcky Hamilton

Visitors:
19 visitors came to the platform.  Jeff Birek, former director of Hawkwatch
for the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, shared his expertise for most of
the day.  New volunteer Vicky Hamilton was very helpful with spotting.


Weather:
Warm and windy until about 2:00, when the wind died and bit of sun shone
through the cloud cover.

Raptor Observations:
The Turkey Vultures were seen from considerable distance, while the
accipiters were low and close to the ridge.  Resident Red Tailed Hawks were
observed throughout the day both east and west of the ridge.  A resident
juvenile Golden Eagle was seen out over the Chatfield area. A probable
Northern Goshawk flew south from the ridge.  Also seen was a Prairie
Falcon.

Non-raptor Observations:
Also observed were Black Billed Magpie, Black Capped Chickadee, Common
Raven, Rock Pigeon, Woodhouse  Scrub Jay, Townsends Solitaire, Violet-Green
Swallow, Bushtit, Mountain Chickadee, White-Throated Swift, Spotted Towhee,
Dark-Eyed Junco, and Northern Flicker

Predictions:
Could be a good day early, before the rain.

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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[cobirds] Pueblo Neotropic Cormorant 4/5 update

[Brandon]

Since Neotropic Cormorant is a state wide review species for the Colorado
Birds Records Committee, I thought I should update, the bird is still
present on the Pueblo West Gravel Pit, Pueblo County on 5 April 2021.
Hopefully people who got good photos of it, will also submit them to the
Colorado Birds Records Committee.  This is the longest staying Neotropic
Cormorant ever in Pueblo County, first seen on March 25, 2021.  Very happy
birders have been able to see it.  The pond should be getting more
shorebirds soon, so far, it has been slow, with only Greater and Lesser
Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, Killdeer, and an unidentified peep species.
There have been over 200 California Gulls here, and some were seen mating
today.

Good birding,

Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO

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Fwd: [cobirds] Red-breasted Mergansers, Windsor, Weld Co. - additional note on pond location

[Larry Griffin]

Cobirders,

I noticed this pond does not appear on Google maps or Mapquest, but it 
is just off the corner where 17th St turns east nevertheless. Perhaps it 
is one of the gravel pit ponds in that area. It often contains waterfowl.


Larry Griffin
Windsor, CO


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Subject:[cobirds] Red-breasted Mergansers, Windsor, Weld Co.
Date:   Sun, 4 Apr 2021 13:23:06 -0600
From:   Larry Griffin 
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com 



Happy Easter COBirders,

As of 12 noon, there were approximately 40 gorgeous Red-breasted 
Mergansers in a pond just SW of 17th St and 392 (Main St) in Windsor. 
Turn south on 17th St  and park at the corner across from the Associates 
in Family Medicine building. There were about 10 Common Mergansers and a 
lone Horned Grebe with the RBME's. Windsor Lake was devoid of birds.


Larry Griffin
Windsor, CO

 
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[cobirds] Red-breasted Mergansers, Windsor, Weld Co. - additional note about the pond location

[Larry Griffin]

Happy Easter COBirders,

As of 12 noon, there were approximately 40 gorgeous Red-breasted 
Mergansers in a pond just SW of 17th St and 392 (Main St) in Windsor. 
Turn south on 17th St  and park at the corner across from the Associates 
in Family Medicine building. There were about 10 Common Mergansers and a 
lone Horned Grebe with the RBME's. Windsor Lake was devoid of birds.


I noticed this pond does not appear on Google maps or Mapquest, but it 
is just off the corner where 17th St turns east nevertheless. Perhaps it 
is one of the gravel pit ponds in that area. It often contains waterfowl.


Larry Griffin
Windsor, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Douglas County - Ravens nesting at Target

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You can also use Cornell’s NestWatch site to record nests.  The information 
isn’t shared with the public to keep the nesting birds safe. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 5, 2021, at 10:10 AM, Gregg Goodrich  wrote:
> 
> 
> Intrigued by the breeding birds Ted Floyd found around his local Walmart, I 
> surveyed our local Target. Hiding in plane sight above the entrance were a 
> pair of Common Ravens. Got video, photos and recordings. Wonder how many of 
> the big box stores have nesting Ravens. Here is my eBird list with the 
> photos, recordings and video.
> 
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S84685043
> 
> I have thought that eBird didn’t want photos of nests, eggs, feathers or 
> tracks of birds. But that is not entirely true. If you see a bird on a nest 
> and it flys off before you can get a photo, you can still submit a photo of 
> the nest, since you know the nest is associated with the bird. Here is the 
> wording on the eBird help and the link to it. So, I included photos of the 
> nest on the list above.
> 
> eBird is designed for observations of wild, living birds. To ensure we 
> collect the highest quality data on when and where birds occur, we encourage 
> you to only upload non-bird photos (e.g., photos of nests, eggs, feathers, 
> etc.) when you also observed the birds themselves.
> 
> https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000960529-ebird-media-upload-faq#anchornesteggs
> 
> Check out your local stores for breeding activity. Another fun way to bird.
> 
> Gregg Goodrich
> Highlands Ranch
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[cobirds] Douglas County - Ravens nesting at Target

[Gregg Goodrich]

Intrigued by the breeding birds Ted Floyd found around his local Walmart, I
surveyed our local Target. Hiding in plane sight above the entrance were a
pair of Common Ravens. Got video, photos and recordings. Wonder how many of
the big box stores have nesting Ravens. Here is my eBird list with the
photos, recordings and video.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S84685043

I have thought that eBird didn’t want photos of nests, eggs, feathers or
tracks of birds. But that is not entirely true. If you see a bird on a nest
and it flys off before you can get a photo, you can still submit a photo of
the nest, since you know the nest is associated with the bird. Here is the
wording on the eBird help and the link to it. So, I included photos of the
nest on the list above.

eBird is designed for observations of wild, living birds. To ensure we
collect the highest quality data on when and where birds occur, we
encourage you to only upload non-bird photos (e.g., photos of nests, eggs,
feathers, etc.) when you also observed the birds themselves.

https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000960529-ebird-media-upload-faq#anchornesteggs

Check out your local stores for breeding activity. Another fun way to bird.

Gregg Goodrich
Highlands Ranch

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[cobirds] Thick-billed Longspurs returning/Weld

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi all

Toured Weld over weekend as usual ... total of 63 species. Highlights:

   - Thick-billed Longspur - 7+ .5 south of CR 114/45 on both side of road 
   but mostly west. Turn off your car. Listen and watch. Easy to hear flying 
   around and singing. I stayed on road whole time but you could walk out 
   there to find, too
   - Loggerhead Shrike CR 102
   - Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2 out in the open. CR 110 Lone Tree Creek 
   crossing and Drake Lake
   - Black-necked Stilt - 2 Crom Lake
   - Long-billed Dowitcher Crom Lake
   - Herring Gull Crom Lake (first time I have seen one there)
   - Sora CR 84/31 marsh (west of)
   - Great-tailed Grackle - 4 CR 124 pond, first time I have seen them there
   - Horned Grebe Windsor Lake (empty of birds)
   - American Avocet Stwerat's Pond
   - Baird's Sandpiper Stewart's Pond
   - Mourning Dove - 3 (first time this spring)
   - Rough-legged Hawk CR 124
   - Sandhill Crane - 70 flyover Cozzens Lake

I posted photos at links below of the Thick-billed Longspur rest of photos 
later today.

Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn
http://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland

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