Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 03, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 14 410 Osprey 2 6 51 Bald Eagle 0 1 59 Northern Harrier 1 6 36 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 13 86 Cooper's Hawk 1 12 194 Northern Goshawk 0 0 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 46 Red-tailed Hawk 5 12 749 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3 Swainson's Hawk 2 9 43 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 63 Golden Eagle 1 1 39 American Kestrel 1 7 333 Merlin 0 0 17 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 19 Prairie Falcon 0 0 10 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 13 Unknown Buteo 0 0 15 Unknown Falcon 0 0 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 3 Unknown Raptor 0 0 8 Total: 28 84 2211 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Carol Cwiklinski Observers: Darcy Juday, Janet Peters Visitors: We had 12 visitors to the ridge today including two bird whisperers who brought with them the only American kestrel of the count. Brenda Beatty helped spot birds today. She enjoyed being back on the ridge. Weather: We arrived to fog and mist. Later the fog lifted but a thick haze remained for the entire day. It was cool with steady winds. Excellent cloud cover helped us find birds. Storms threatened late in the count but stayed west of us. Raptor Observations: The raptor flight was slow but steady and birds flew remarkably low and close to the ridge. We had excellent looks at many birds. Our last bird was a beautiful immature peregrine falcon at eye level on the east. Non-raptor Observations: A small flock of migrating blue jays and barn swallows were present as well as the usual. Lots of hummingbirds were seen and heard. Predictions: Stormy weather is possible tomorrow. ======================================================================== 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) -- -- 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/010101808ca09a7f-566bddcd-3b58-4d2a-a1fb-c1bb4557ad02-000000%40us-west-2.amazonses.com.