Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2022
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total
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Black Vulture0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 1
Bald Eagle 0 0 1
Northern Harrier 0 0 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 2
Cooper's Hawk0 0 13
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk0 0 1
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 22
Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 7
Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 2
Golden Eagle 0 0 11
American Kestrel 0 0 10
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Prairie Falcon 0 0 3
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter0 0 0
Unknown Buteo0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 1
Total: 0 0 78
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter:Ajit Antony
Observers:Liza Antony
Weather:
The next 3 days according to earth.nullschool.net had very strong
South-based winds streaming past the hawk watch site, and though today was
not that favorable since there was a strong band of wind North of Denver
from the West, sweeping eastward in an oval loop presumably around the
Denver Convergence Vorticity Zone, then south back around it to the hawk
watch site resulting in a SE wind at the watch; as I hadn't counted here
since November 1 I decided to come up. There was an occasional snowflake at
the parking lot as well as when we left.
Raptor Observations:
Only one really distant RT to the SW. No other local RT on the usual poles
Non-raptor Observations:
Townsend's Solitaire 5, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay 2, Northern Flicker 1,
American Robin 3, American Crow 1, Canada Goose 8, Black-billed Magpie 2,
Common Raven 7.
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)
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