Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 5 12 Osprey 0 0 1 Bald Eagle 0 0 33 Northern Harrier 0 0 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 12 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 13 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 45 45 205 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 10 Golden Eagle 1 1 13 American Kestrel 8 8 40 Merlin 0 0 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 2 2 11 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1 Unknown Buteo 2 2 16 Unknown Falcon 6 6 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 3 Total: 70 70 385 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Dave Hill Observers: Bill Wuerthele, Lois Levinson, Michael Kiessig, Pete Plage Visitors: Derek and Peggy Hawkins from 12:00 MST to 12:20 MST. Lois and Steve, 1st time visitors, with cameras from 10:30 MST to 11:05 MST. Several hikers and bikers stopped to say hello. Weather: Gusty and Warm! Raptor Observations: Most raptors were flying along the West Ridge at a distance of 2+ miles! Non-raptor Observations: Other Species Observed: 56 Mountain Bluebird, 26 White-throated Swift, 2 American Robin, 3 Mountain Chickadee, 5 Common Raven, 3 American Crow, 1 Northern Flicker, 4 Bushtit, 2 Western Scrub-Jay, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2-3 local Red-tailed Hawk seen throughout the day (at times in courtship display), ======================================================================== Report submitted by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (jeff.bi...@rmbo.org) Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at: http://www.rmbo.org/ 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 are always welcome. The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory from about 9 AM to around 4 PM from the first week of March to the first week of May. 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 south side of lot to 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. -- 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. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
