Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 79 437 Osprey 0 10 62 Bald Eagle 0 4 55 Northern Harrier 0 2 32 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 22 99 Cooper's Hawk 0 51 275 Northern Goshawk 0 0 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 45 170 Red-tailed Hawk 0 51 492 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 36 71 Ferruginous Hawk 0 12 66 Golden Eagle 0 4 41 American Kestrel 1 24 382 Merlin 0 4 26 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 20 Prairie Falcon 0 0 5 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 6 17 Unknown Buteo 0 2 7 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 3 Total: 1 355 2270 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 09:30:00 Total observation time: 1 hours Official Counter: Emma Riley Observers: Karen Fernandez, Mike Fernandez Visitors: Thank you to Mike & Karen Fernandez for coming up to the rainy ridge this morning. To no surprise, no visitors were seen. Weather: Well our weather this spring has officially reached a new crazy with tornado warnings issues for Jefferson County this afternoon. We had very low visiblity for the first hour before rain rolled in and we were unable to see the Matthew/Winters parking lot. The count was ended at 0930. Raptor Observations: One migrating AMKE was seen below the ridge on the east side. One non-migrant TV and non-migrant SS were seen. Non-raptor Observations: A flock of about 15 BUSH were seen this morning. SPTO, AMRO, and WEME could be heard. Predictions: We may cancel tomorrows count due to rain and low visibility. Please check the calendar for updates. ======================================================================== 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 hawk watch signs from the southwest end of the parking lot to the hawk watch 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, and walk to the 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/0101018807f2ca82-7b4041e2-c340-4ae7-a147-d8421ba1ac7e-000000%40us-west-2.amazonses.com.
