Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2022
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 2 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 3 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 6 53 53
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Ferruginous Hawk 1 4 4
Golden Eagle 5 20 20
American Kestrel 0 3 3
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Prairie Falcon 0 2 2
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 2 2
Total: 15 107 107
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Emma Riley
Observers: Barbara Bank, Doug Anderson, Ed Imatani, Kerri Lagon,
Patti Galli, Sammy Korengut
Visitors:
AM Observers today were Kerri Lagon and Patti Galli and PM Observers were
Barbara Banks, Ed Imatani, Sammy Korengut, and Doug Anderson. In the late
morning Patti's niece, nephew, and daughter in-law came up to practice
using binoculars and bird. It was great to have them, and even better that
they got to see close RTHA and GOEA. Total visitors today was 22, with 8
interacting with the Hawk Watch.
Weather:
Overcast all day with winds shifting between the E and NE, staying below 10
km/h until about 1400 when gusts picked up. Precipitation could be seen to
the north, west, and south of us for a few hours in the afternoon. Rain
rolled in just before 1700.
Raptor Observations:
The morning started out slow in terms of migrants, but we had a
surprisingly good push in the afternoon before the storms rolled in. A
total of 15 migrants were counted today, with a majority of them seen high.
One Ferruginous Hawk and one Golden Eagle were counted less than 30 minutes
before the rain rolled in. The local Golden Eagles seemed to fall out of
the sky all day, with all 7 of the locals seen again today. At one point we
had 5 local Golden Eagles and 3 local Red-tailed Hawks all showing off at
once.
Non-raptor Observations:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S104976153
Predictions:
Snow has already rolled into the area and will be falling all day tomorrow.
Count is cancelled.
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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 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 of any skill level are always welcome. HawkWatch at
Dinosaur Ridge is generally staffed by volunteers from about 9 AM to around
3 PM from March 1st to May 7th.
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 southwest end of lot to the 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. (Distance: 0.56 miles, Elevation gain: 259 feet)
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