Roger Rouch and I did our second rotation for the RMBO volunteer crew at the snow covered Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch today 3/20. Dave Hinrichs joined in the morning and was rewarded by eye-level looks at Peregrine Falcon, Ferruginous Hawk, and American Kestrel. The Juniper Titmouse sang for several minutes atop a pine at the site. Mountain Bluebirds were common along the ridge. The snow helped us pick-up raptors flying against a foothills backdrop. A scope is very useful for raptor watching.
We ended up seeing six species of migrant raptors totaling 11 individuals, including 4 Bald and 1 Golden Eagle. Plus 2 additional local species. A herd of 80 elk rested at the summit of Mattews/Winters Park nearly all day. Good Birding, Scott Severs Longmont _________________________________________ Location: Dinosaur Ridge and hawkwatch site Observation date: 3/20/10 Notes: 80+ American elk at top of Matthews/Winter Park, 4 mule deer - Green Mountain, 3 - Matthew Winters Park. Number of species: 27 Bald Eagle 4 (3 adl., 1 white-belly II) Northern Goshawk 1 (local) Red-tailed Hawk 10 (7 local) Ferruginous Hawk 1 Golden Eagle 3 (2 local) American Kestrel 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Prairie Falcon 2 (local) Downy Woodpecker 1 Western Scrub-Jay 4 Black-billed Magpie 3 American Crow 38 Common Raven 12 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Mountain Chickadee 3 Juniper Titmouse 1 Bushtit 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 Mountain Bluebird 44 Townsend's Solitaire 4 American Robin 21 European Starling 5 Spotted Towhee 2 Dark-eyed Junco 30 Cassin's Finch 3 House Finch 5 Pine Siskin 11 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds". 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?hl=en Visit the CFO Website at: www.cfo-link.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
