Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 09, 2024
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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 1 11 11
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 15 57 57
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Ferruginous Hawk 2 3 3
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 0 2 2
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Prairie Falcon 2 2 2
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 21 79 79
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Observation start time: 09:30:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Dustin Kohler
Observers: Ajit Antony, Amy and Michael Lorton, Aubrey Habowon,
Charlie Wall, Liza Antony
Visitors:
We had 34 visitors to the ridge today including Ajit and Liza Antony,
Charlie Wall, Aubrey Habowon, and Amy and Michael Lorton who helped me
observe all of the migrants today.
We also had about 8 visitors from France!
Weather:
A beautiful day full of sunshine. Slight consistent wind from the
Southeast, a great day for migration.
Raptor Observations:
Most migrants followed a very similar path, starting at the eastern side of
our ridge, passing high overhead, and disappearing from sight on the
western side of our ridge.
We saw a male kestrel, twice throughout the day, hunting off the electrical
wires northeast of our site. We also saw three local Golden Eagles and a
local Prairie Falcon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Several flocks of Mountain Bluebirds flew by and under us. A flock of about
20 Bushtits moved their way south across our ridge.
The herd of roughly 80 elk was seen on the peak above the Mother Cabrini
shrine. They hung out up there all day.
Predictions:
Tomorrow appears to be another warm, sunny day like today.
The wind appears to be more of a side or headwind for our migrants
tomorrow, so join me on the ridge and we can see how that affects these
migrating birds.
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Report submitted by Janet Peters (j.f.peter...@gmail.com)
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 hawk watch in Colorado and is
the best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Hawk
watchers may see 17 species of migrating raptors; and it is an excellent
site to see rare dark morph buteos including Broad-winged hawk,
Swainson’s hawk, Ferruginous hawk, Rough-legged hawk and Red-tailed Hawk.
Other raptors we see include Golden and Bald Eagles, Northern harrier,
Osprey, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned
Hawks, American Kestrels, Merlin, and Turkey Vultures. American Goshawk is
uncommon but also counted each season. Non-raptor species include Rock
Wren, Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift,
American White Pelican, and Dusky Grouse. Birders of any skill level are
always welcome. The hawk watch at Dinosaur Ridge is staffed by a Hawk
Counter and volunteers from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM from March 1st to May 10th,
weather permitting.
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 hawk watch signs
from the southwest end of the parking lot to the hawk watch 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, and walk to the flat area at the crest of the ridge.
(Distance: 0.56 miles, Elevation gain: 259 feet)
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