[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (29 Mar 2023) 111 Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2023
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture  11 15 15
Osprey   0  2  2
Bald Eagle   5 31 31
Northern Harrier 2 11 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk   1  8  8
Cooper's Hawk   10 18 18
Northern Goshawk 1  7  7
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  0
Red-tailed Hawk 59290290
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  0
Ferruginous Hawk 1 39 40
Golden Eagle 0 26 26
American Kestrel16 60 60
Merlin   4 10 10
Peregrine Falcon 0  5  5
Prairie Falcon   1  5  5
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  3  3
Unknown Buteo0  1  1
Unknown Falcon   0  0  0
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  2  2

Total: 111533534
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Observation start time: 08:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:Emma Riley

Observers:Debbie Seiden, Gary Rossmiller, Jim Lowe, Kathy Barnum,
  Sammy Korengut, Taina Brin

Visitors:
Huge thank you to Gary Rossmiller, Sammy Korengut, Jim Lowe, Kathy Barnum,
Taina Brin, and Debbie Seiden for your help spotting distant migrants
today. Visitors were slow today with a total of 17 visitors at the count
site, most of them passing through briefly with one or two questions. 


Weather:
Todays warm temperatures were a nice relief from the cold week we had last
week. Winds were mild and varied throughout the day, but we saw a nice east
wind during the bulk of the day. Cloud cover was light to start but got
heavier as the day went on, bringing in darker clouds in the last hour.
Temperatures dropped around 1530 MST. 

Raptor Observations:
Today was a great day for migration and our biggest day so far. We love
this time in migration as we see more and more migrants coming our way.
Almost all of our migrants were seen taking the western ridge today, with
some high overhead birds mid-day. We did, however, get to see a small
kettle of TV (5) come through the western valley high, which was a nice
treat for us. As usual most of our AK came directly along the ridge at
eye-level, and we also got to see a gorgeous adult CH come along the same
line, allowing us to naked eye ID the bird, something we did not get much
of today. Our species diversity continues to impress, with 11 migrating
raptor species seen today, including all three species of North American
Accipiters. Non-migrant activity today was seen in aerial displays from RT,
including one dark-morph bird and the local GE. A SS was seen early in the
morning coming north along the ridge but dove on something below the count
site. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Two GBHE were seen separately through the day moving north, one on each
side of the ridge. The Western bird came through slowly and at eye-level, a
look most of us have not gotten of a GBHE. We had a first of the season
spotted multiple times today- the WTSW! The rest of the non-raptor activity
was standard with species including TOSO, AMRO, HOFI, SCJA, BBMA, CORA, and
AMCR seen. 2 Mule Deer were seen along the trail on the hike out. 

Predictions:
Winds are supposed to pick up for the next two days with red flag warnings
issued for our count area until Friday at 7pm. As always we are hoping
these predictions are dramatic and we can count some more migrants! 

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
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo -  Project info at:
https://dunkadoo.org/explore/denver-field-ornithologists/dinosaur-ridge-spring-2023

Site Description:
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[cobirds] Book Sale

['Hugh Kingery' via Colorado Birds]

 
Nature's Notes Vintage Book and Art Sale
Saturday April 28 and Sunday, April 299am to 3pmDenver Audubon Nature Center at 
Chatfield
We are excited to announce that Denver Audubon is hosting a Vintage Book and 
Art Sale! This is the perfect opportunity for book and art enthusiasts to 
browse our impressive selection of unique and rare pieces. Best of all, no 
registration is required. Simply stop by and peruse our collection at your 
leisure. We can't wait to see you there! 

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Re: [cobirds] Towhee attacking solitaire!

[Marty W]

I've similarly had one (or another) Solitaire visiting my backyard
birdbath, and have been surprised a half-dozen times this winter at singles
or pairs of juncos chasing it away.

Marty Wolf
nw CO Spgs

On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 1:48 PM Paula Hansley  wrote:

> I’ve been wondering why I haven't seen “my”Townsend’s Solitaire drinking
> from my heated birdbath at sunrise in the last few days. I’ve heard it
> singing at sunrise. This morning I found out.  One of my Spotted Towhees
> was chasing the solitaire around my backyard, which has a juniper tree.
>
>  Could this be a territorial dispute?
>
> Paula Hansley
> Louisville
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[cobirds] Towhee attacking solitaire!

[Paula Hansley]

I’ve been wondering why I haven't seen “my”Townsend’s Solitaire drinking
from my heated birdbath at sunrise in the last few days. I’ve heard it
singing at sunrise. This morning I found out.  One of my Spotted Towhees
was chasing the solitaire around my backyard, which has a juniper tree.

 Could this be a territorial dispute?

Paula Hansley
Louisville
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[cobirds] Cranes at Union Res, Weld Co

[jay1125]

I'm looking at about 3 dozen Sandhill Cranes loafing in the NW corner of Union 
Res. It's my first time ever seeing them on the ground here.

Jay Hutchins
Longmont 

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[cobirds] Osprey migration

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Not Colorado news, but migration time IS upon us, and this
news item posted on BBC.com today may interest some:

*A female osprey has completed a "remarkable" transatlantic journey from 
Scotland to Barbados. *

The bird of prey, which was tagged last summer in Clyde Muirshiel Regional 
Park in Renfrewshire, was spotted on the Caribbean island earlier this 
month. 

The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation said it covered 4,124 miles during its 
epic journey from Lochwinnoch.

And one expert said it was the first time a UK osprey had been observed in 
the Americas.


See the website for the rest of the story.

David Gulbenkian  Jeffco

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[cobirds] Addition to POSS fox sparrow ID help

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

The pair were within 100yards on the cement path upstream from Kingfisher 
bridge. Thanks 

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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[cobirds] ??fox sparrow?? ID help Douglas county

['Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds]

I was taking a walk on the trail upstream from Kingfisher bridge at Chatfield 
reservoir when I saw two large sparrows working the grass along the trail. My 
mind jumped to hermit thrush us because they both look so red but they’re 
chests and abdomen‘s were heavily streaked. Their tail was longish and had a 
fair amount of brick/red coloring. The scapulars were also reddish. There was 
some striping on the head, and there was some white under the chin that went 
partway around the neck.
 I took pictures with my iPhone, but have yet to find the birds in the 
pictures.  I would love some help on this ID dilemma. Thanks!
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county 
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