Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 30, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 12 370 396 Osprey 0 43 45 Bald Eagle 0 25 58 Northern Harrier 0 24 30 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 64 73 Cooper's Hawk 2 171 182 Northern Goshawk 0 7 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 45 45 Red-tailed Hawk 5 322 737 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 34 34 Ferruginous Hawk 0 9 63 Golden Eagle 1 10 38 American Kestrel 0 294 326 Merlin 0 13 17 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 17 Prairie Falcon 0 3 10 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 1 13 13 Unknown Buteo 0 9 15 Unknown Falcon 0 3 5 Unknown Eagle 0 3 3 Unknown Raptor 0 3 8 Total: 24 1475 2127 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Emma Riley Observers: Courtney Rella, Keith Bellingham , Patty Bellingham Visitors: Courtney Rella, Patty Bellingham, and Keith Bellingham observed in the afternoon. The trail was relatively empty for a Saturday today, with 20 visitors at the Hawk Watch throughout the day. Weather: The skies stayed clear blue all day with light winds that varied in direction throughout the day. Temperatures reached 17 C. No snakes were seen! Raptor Observations: There were a few overhead raptors first thing in the morning, but activity slowed down greatly by 1000 MST. Birds were few and far between all day, with a small kettle of TV (8) over Mt Morrison to finish off the day. Local RT activity was notably low today, but we did have a local BE, a few TV, and a CH. Non-raptor Observations: FOY Yellow Warbler was seen today flying N along the ridge. Another Rock Wren was heard on the eastern slope of the hogback all morning. Many of the other usual visitors were seen today, with Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay's getting very active in the afternoon. Predictions: Partly cloudy to cloudy tomorrow with moderate speed winds from the NE predicted. ======================================================================== 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) -- -- 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/010101807da2f836-21af11bb-87f0-418c-a654-fd05c1e7f924-000000%40us-west-2.amazonses.com.
