Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Feb 25, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1 1 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Emma Riley Observers: Carol Cwiklinski, Ajit Antony, Liza Antony, Steve Small Visitors: Today’s event on the ridge was part of our planned volunteer orientation. We welcomed 26 people to the site, 18 of those new to the project, and eight returning volunteers. Emma and Ro, our hired staff for this season joined in the fun and shared their experiences with the group. We look forward to an exciting season of hawk watching! Weather: Today’s weather was sunny and pleasant. There was a light wind and some thin clouds. Raptor Observations: Raptor activity near the ridge included mostly non migrants; several adult red-tailed hawks, an adult golden eagle, a light rough-legged hawk and an American kestrel. The golden eagle flew very close over the ridge, giving us a detailed look at it’s feather patterns. It was a fun experience for everyone. Our first and only migrant of the day was a dark morph ferruginous hawk. The hawk flew along the western ridge and continued north. Non-raptor Observations: The trail was icy in the morning, and melted into a muddy mess in the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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 -- -- 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/010101868fc459d8-8b9b6b3d-5960-4160-a175-b64d1e371ff3-000000%40us-west-2.amazonses.com.
