[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (04 Apr 2022) 51 Raptors
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 04, 2022 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 8 49 75 Osprey 0 2 4 Bald Eagle 0 0 33 Northern Harrier 0 2 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 14 23 Cooper's Hawk2 18 29 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 15130541 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 1 8 62 Golden Eagle 0 2 32 American Kestrel19 49 81 Merlin 0 3 7 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 7 Prairie Falcon 0 0 7 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo1 4 10 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle2 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 0 5 Total: 51284934 -- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter:Ben Jacques Observers:Carol Cwiklinski, Mark Meiklejohn, Sonja Meiklejohn Visitors: 14 visitors, a couple of whom helped keep watch! Thanks Jane and Peter! Also thanks to Mark and Sonja for observing in the morning! Weather: Today was sunny and warm with light winds in the morning, changing suddenly to overcast conditions and growing winds in the afternoon. Winds from the East clocked around to the North and then the West in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Raptor migration seemed steady throughout the day with Red-tails and Kestrels seen consistently. A few vultures, accipiters, and eagles passed either early or mid-day, prior to winds picking up. Non-migrants were present most of the day with red-tails, a golden eagle, and some vultures hanging around. A late afternoon osprey rode the wind South at incredible speed going the "wrong" way. Non-raptor Observations: White-throated swifts continue to move past the ridge in small numbers (~10 birds). Corvid activity was typical with scrub jays, crows, magpies, and ravens all present. Towhees and solitaires were singing. Predictions: It's going to be wicked windy out. Partly cloudy. Gusty winds in the afternoon. High 57F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. 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
[cobirds] Photos for Colorado Birds journal
Hello CFO Photographers, We are seeking photos taken from DECEMBER-FEBRUARY 2021-2022 for the publication's “News From The Field” article. Please send us your best, high quality photos of rare, vagrant or just unusual species for a given location (please guidelines below). We are specifically looking for photos of the following species reported in Colorado during this time period: Rare/Vagrant BRANT EURASIAN WIGEON GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL SNOWY OWL GYRFALCON PACIFIC WREN SEDGE WREN RUFOUS-BACKED ROBIN Any images of the following during the DECEMBER-FEBRUARY 2021-2022 of the following species would also be most welcome: Cattle Egret Dunlin Solitary Sandpiper Black-legged Kittiwake Iceland Gull (kumlieni) Short-billed Gull Red-throated Loon Yellow-billed Loon Northern Goshawk Wood Thrush Varied Thrush Bohemian Waxwing Common Redpoll Snow Bunting Black-throated Sparrow Field Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Canyon Towhee Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler MacGillivray’s Warbler Cape May Warbler Northern Parula Black-throated Blue Warbler Magnolia Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler On behalf of Colorado Birds, thank you for sharing your photographs! Your hard work and generosity help to make our journal one of the best in the country! George Mayfield Photo Editor, Colorado Birds Wheat Ridge, CO *** Photo Submission Guidelines: Please submit only photos for the DECEMBER-FEBRUARY 2021-2022 timeframe. Photos must be your own, and by submitting them, you give Colorado Birds permission to reproduce in any issue and on the CFO website. We always credit images with the photographer’s name. Please label your images as follows: **species name(or 4-letter code)-date-location-county-photographer**. For example, a photo of an American Robin taken Oct. 4, 2019 at Chatfield State Park by John James Audubon would be named as follows: AMRO-04Oct2019-Chatfield-Adams-JJAudubon. Minimum quality for interior publication use is 750 x 900 pixels. To be considered for the journal cover, photos must be at least 2625 pixels (vertically) x 1725 pixels (horizontally). Please send original files in the largest resolution possible (300 dpi is preferable) we will crop and resize as needed. Email your submissions to georgemayfi...@gmail.com -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0cffd5f3-afae-41c4-b4b1-ceeb92b04cbdn%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Loons at Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo Co.
I ran into a grouse tour this morning at Pueblo Reservoir at the Sailboard launching area, Pueblo County, and we saw a YELLOW-BILLED LOON, a Pacific and Common Loons. The Red-throated Loon was still around over the weekend too. Down at the Gravel Pit, there were hundreds of swallows of five species (couldn't find a Bank), also American Avocet and Lesser Yellowlegs, and still many ducks and gulls. I saw my first of the spring Chipping Sparrow, below Pueblo Reservoir dam this morning, as well. Good birding, Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CA%2BXeEuVVwMeU_g1NgEbxaCKr1YeQ2hDg%2BgcfJ%3DQdh0b8otkSVw%40mail.gmail.com.
[cobirds] Spring in Weld
Hi all This weekend's birding included: - Black-necked Stilt (Stewart's Pond) - Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs (Stewart's Pond (few), Cozzens Lake (13) and 59 Marsh (few)) - Yellow-headed Blackbird (2) (Severance Pond south of Bruce's) - Sandhill Crane flyover (59 marsh) - Lesser Black-backed Gull (2) (Kyger Open Space) and Herring Gull (few) - Say's Phoebe (Black Hollow Reservoir) - Franklin's Gull (2) (Drake Lake) - American Avocet (Stewart's Pond and Crom Lake) - Common Grackle, Dark-eyed Junco, Common Raven (2) (Nunn yard) - Great-tailed Grackle (3) Drake Lake) - Horned Grebe (3) (Windsor Lake) and Herring Gull (few) - Glaucous-winged Gull (Black Hollow Reservoir) - All three teal species (59 marsh) - Marsh Wren (Stewart's Pond) - Ducks, ducks and more ducks :-) Thanks, Gary Lefko, Nunn https://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/ https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/fdad6fd6-95e5-4758-89d0-0a0b100e6048n%40googlegroups.com.
[cobirds] Black-necked Stilt, RM Arsenal Apr. 3
Great Sunday morning at the Arsenal! The black-necked stilt cooperated for over 20 minutes along the north easter corner of Lake Ladora. Pics on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110384599 Gary Bowen, Thornton -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com 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 cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3de9fa92-cf6e-450d-a967-7282324480c7n%40googlegroups.com.
