[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (17 Apr 2022) 58 Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2022
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
-- --- -- --
Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture  15259285
Osprey   1 32 34
Bald Eagle   2 16 49
Northern Harrier 0 16 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk   2 42 51
Cooper's Hawk3119130
Northern Goshawk 0  4  6
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk5 13 13
Red-tailed Hawk 12256671
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  3
Swainson's Hawk  0  6  6
Ferruginous Hawk 0  9 63
Golden Eagle 0  5 33
American Kestrel17240272
Merlin   0 10 14
Peregrine Falcon 1  5 12
Prairie Falcon   0  0  7
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0 10 10
Unknown Buteo0  5 11
Unknown Falcon   0  2  4
Unknown Eagle0  3  3
Unknown Raptor   0  0  5

Total:  58   1052   1704
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 6 hours

Official Counter:Steve Small

Observers:Carol Cwiklinski, Natalie Vande Vuss

Visitors:
We had 35 visitors to the top. We were assisted by Julie Spear, Patty and
Keith Bellingham, and Shmuel  Korengut. Thanks for your help!


Weather:
The unpleasant strong west wind was back again. Gusty winds increased in
the early afternoon which ended the count at 1400 hrs. The sky was mostly
clear, but we could see storms over the mountains and to the north.

Raptor Observations:
One bird made the day worth our effort. We had a dark morph broad-winged
hawk in the 1100 hour. We had the best possible view, it started below eye
level just west of observation which let us see the pattern on its
backside, then it circled up slowly giving us an excellent view of its
underside, tail, and very dark morph. It was spectacular. Otherwise we had
a steady flight of migrants through the 1100 hour.

Non-raptor Observations:
Says Phoebe, broad-tailed hummingbird 


Predictions:
Lighter winds 

Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
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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] Brown Pelican still at Chatfield SP at around 3 pm (Douglas Co.)

[Dale Pate]

Paula Bauer and I observed and photographed the Brown Pelican on the
Douglas County side in the last gravel pond south of Kingfisher Bridge. It
was sleeping on an island with about 35 American White Pelicans, but did
wake up and stretch its wings allowing me to get some photos. Hopefully it
will stick around.

Dale Pate
Littleton, Co

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[cobirds] More Spring arrivals/Weld

['The Nunn Guy' via Colorado Birds]

Hi All!

Ventured out for a short period of time on the Pawnee until the wind kicked 
up.

   - Sage Thrasher (CR 41 btw 100/102 - (3); CR 49 north of 100 - (4))
   - Loggerhead Shrike (CR 41 btw 100/102)
   - Vesper Sparrow CR 49 north of 100 (3)
   - Burrowing Owl CR 59/74 (1)
   - Osprey O Street gravel pit in Greeley, behind the jail (2 on nest)
   - Black-crowned Night Heron (2), Cattle Egret at Glenmere Park
   - Mute Swan F street gravel pit in Greeley
   - Western Grebe on 3t5th Ave west gravel pit (6)

Photos tomorrow.

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

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[cobirds] Re: NO JeffCo: Brown Pelican— Chatfield State Park

[Susan Rosine]

I've been here at Chatfield for several hours. No one (that I've bumped
into) has seen the Brown Pelican. I believe it has left Chatfield.

Susan Rosine
Brighton


On Sun, Apr 17, 2022, 12:54 PM Brian Johnson 
wrote:

> At 10:20 I saw the Brown Pelican high over the Gravel Pit that the scuba
> divers train in. It was high and heading south. This was after seeing it
> high and heading north east, so it could be heading anywhere if it is not
> at Chatfield still.
>
> On Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 8:33:18 AM UTC-6 mlest...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> The Brown Pelican is now at Chatfield, near South Platte Delta. Walk out
>> as far as you can from Kingfisher lot. Currently hanging out with small
>> group of American White Pelicans, but obscured by trees. Herony Overlook
>> may provide unobscured looks.
>>
>> Michael Lester
>> Littleton appropriate
>>
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[cobirds] Re: JeffCo: Brown Pelican— Chatfield State Park

[Brian Johnson]

At 10:20 I saw the Brown Pelican high over the Gravel Pit that the scuba 
divers train in. It was high and heading south. This was after seeing it 
high and heading north east, so it could be heading anywhere if it is not 
at Chatfield still.

On Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 8:33:18 AM UTC-6 mlest...@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> The Brown Pelican is now at Chatfield, near South Platte Delta. Walk out 
> as far as you can from Kingfisher lot. Currently hanging out with small 
> group of American White Pelicans, but obscured by trees. Herony Overlook 
> may provide unobscured looks. 
>
> Michael Lester
> Littleton
>
> Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [cobirds] Birding Challenge

[Charles Hundertmark]

Thanks for reaching out with this problem, Susan, and thanks for working with 
me on the phone to troubleshoot the issue. It appears that unlike the Colorado 
Birding Challenge last year, there is currently not a way to find out which 
county a team has picked for birding. I’ll check to see if we can remedy that. 

The other problem, arises if you search the list of teams on the Leaderboard 
before registering for the challenge, and then register directly on the page 
for one of the teams. That automatically registers for the team even though you 
may not have been ready to commit to that particular team. It is best to 
register before you explore the teams. 

Thanks for participating in last year’s challenge and for joining us again this 
year.

Chuck Hundertmark, Chair
Conservation Committee



> On Apr 17, 2022, at 9:51 AM, Susan Rosine  wrote:
> 
> Well, I guess I'm missing something obvious. Last year I was able to pick a 
> team to join. I can't figure out how to do that this year!
> Would someone please help me?
> 
> Thanks,
> Susan Rosine
> Brighton 
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Re: [cobirds] Gilpin County - Franklin's Gulls

[Donna Stumpp]

I've had several people ask about access and how I was able to take the 
photos. The parking lot on the SW area of the reservoir was open, so we 
just went in and parked. We first tried viewing from the west end, and 
while we did see a different area of the reservoir, the water was pretty 
far away. 

If you're looking for more information, the reservoir is also called Chase 
Gulch Reservoir. It doesn't appear if you have the map view turned on in 
Google Maps, only with the satellite view. Then the parking area is visible 
also. About 20% of the lake still had ice on it. And if you like to fish 
also, note that fishing is only permitted for Central City and Gilpin 
County residents. I heard the sheriff lives up the hill and keeps a close 
eye on it.

Donna Stumpp
Jefferson County

On Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 8:55:40 AM UTC-6 Nick Komar wrote:

> Congrats Donna! I don’t think anyone has signed up for Gilpin County for 
> the Colorado Birding Challenge as yet.
>
> Nick Komar
>
> Upcoming CFO events:
> April 21-22  Gunnison Sage-Grouse field trip
> April 24 Birding Skills Workshop with Christian Nunes via Zoom
> May 7 Colorado Birding Challenge
> May 19-23 Pueblo Convention
> Details at cobirds.org. 
>
> On Apr 16, 2022, at 8:10 PM, Donna Stumpp  wrote:
>
> A spontaneous trip to Gilpin County this afternoon produced another rare 
> sighting. You may recall the 35 Common Redpolls a few months ago. This time 
> it was 16 Franklin's Gulls at Central City Reservoir.  I didn't realize it 
> was the first county sighting, but there don't appear to be any previous 
> ones as far as I can tell in eBird.
>
>
> The checklist also has a recording. https://ebird.org/checklist/S107249452
>  [image: 4-16 FRGU Chase Gulch Res.jpeg]
>
> Donna Stumpp
> Jefferson County
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[cobirds] Birding Challenge

[Susan Rosine]

Well, I guess I'm missing something obvious. Last year I was able to pick a
team to join. I can't figure out how to do that this year!
Would someone please help me?

Thanks,
Susan Rosine
Brighton

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Re: [cobirds] Gilpin County - Franklin's Gulls

[Nicholas Komar]

Congrats Donna! I don’t think anyone has signed up for Gilpin County for the 
Colorado Birding Challenge as yet.

Nick Komar

Upcoming CFO events:
April 21-22  Gunnison Sage-Grouse field trip
April 24 Birding Skills Workshop with Christian Nunes via Zoom
May 7 Colorado Birding Challenge
May 19-23 Pueblo Convention
Details at cobirds.org. 

> On Apr 16, 2022, at 8:10 PM, Donna Stumpp  wrote:
> 
> A spontaneous trip to Gilpin County this afternoon produced another rare 
> sighting. You may recall the 35 Common Redpolls a few months ago. This time 
> it was 16 Franklin's Gulls at Central City Reservoir.  I didn't realize it 
> was the first county sighting, but there don't appear to be any previous ones 
> as far as I can tell in eBird.
> 
> The checklist also has a recording. https://ebird.org/checklist/S107249452 
> 
> Donna Stumpp
> Jefferson County
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[cobirds] JeffCo: Brown Pelican— Chatfield State Park

[Michael Lester]

Hi All,

The Brown Pelican is now at Chatfield, near South Platte Delta. Walk out as far 
as you can from Kingfisher lot. Currently hanging out with small group of 
American White Pelicans, but obscured by trees. Herony Overlook may provide 
unobscured looks. 

Michael Lester
Littleton

Sent from my iPhone

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[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (16 Apr 2022) 254 Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2022
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture  29244270
Osprey  10 31 33
Bald Eagle   2 14 47
Northern Harrier 9 16 22
Sharp-shinned Hawk   3 40 49
Cooper's Hawk   45116127
Northern Goshawk 2  4  6
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk8  8  8
Red-tailed Hawk 32244659
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  3
Swainson's Hawk  6  6  6
Ferruginous Hawk 0  9 63
Golden Eagle 1  5 33
American Kestrel97223255
Merlin   3 10 14
Peregrine Falcon 1  4 11
Prairie Falcon   0  0  7
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter5 10 10
Unknown Buteo1  5 11
Unknown Falcon   0  2  4
Unknown Eagle0  3  3
Unknown Raptor   0  0  5

Total: 254994   1646
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 17:00:00 
Total observation time: 9 hours

Official Counter:Carol Cwiklinski, Emma Riley

Observers:Carol Cwiklinski, Janet Peters, Natalie Vande Vuss,
  Steve Small

Visitors:
Today was our Rapthorton! We owe a huge thanks to everyone who came out for
both the raptorthon and for the normal count today- Carol Cwiklinski, Steve
Small, Janet Peters, Natalie Vande Vuss, Joey Kellner, Robin Sher, Seth
Cutright, Julia Guian, and others. Total visitor count was up to 68 people
at the Hawk Watch today. 


Weather:
Clouds were present all throughout the day to varying degrees. Winds stayed
calm for most of the day coming from the NE. The sun was out every once in
a while, warming the ridge up. A thick haze settled into the distance early
in the day, decreasing visibility.

Raptor Observations:
Our best day yet this season happened to fall on our Raptorthon, how great!
254 migrants, FOY SW and BW were seen today. We got great looks at both
species, as well as OS, CH, AK, GE, RT, TV, PG, and BE. Overall, an
incredible day for migration and for those of us who got to witness. 

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Winds predicted from the W reaching speeds of 40 mph. Some cloud cover. 

Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
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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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