Dinosaur Ridge Hawkwatch, Tuesday, April 20th Wind of roughly 10 mph, 100% cloud cover with a ceiling not much above Dinosaur Ridge and a temperature of 44 deg. to 54 deg. Fahrenheit brought several raptors. Hawk watchers Joe Lupfer, Karen Clark and Ashleigh Thompson were present. Joe Lupfer and Karen Clark obtained digital telephotos that helped in identifying some of the rapidly passing raptors. Twenty seven Tuesday Birders, led by Ann Bonnell also visited.
Migrant Raptors, (22): Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 Cooper's Hawk 6 Northern Goshawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2 American Kestrel 4 Merlin 1 Unidentified Accipiter 1 Other Migrants: Broad-tailed Hummingbird 3 Great-blue Heron 1 Local birds: Red-tailed Hawks American Kestrel Scrub Jays (2 pairs must nest nearby) Bushtits (they must nest nearby) American Robin White-throated Swifts Other: The Juniper Titmouse did not visit One Broad-winged Hawk passed along the ridge going south! Paul Slingsby Jefferson County Wheat Ridge, Colorado -- 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
