Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 12 12 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 10 67 67 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 1 4 4 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 0 2 2 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 0 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: 13 92 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Dustin Kohler Observers: Archer Silverman, Janet Peters, Zach Hope Visitors: We had 85 visitors at the ridge today including an extreme runner who was running close to 23 miles today, so she could practice for a 100 mile run!!! We also had a guy who performed one of the best Bald Eagle impressions I have ever heard visit the ridge. Zach Hope, Archer Silverman, and Janet Peters joined me on the ridge today helping me observe the native wildlife. Weather: Beautiful day up on the ridge, if not a little hot. Changing wind from SE to NE, but all in all a good day. Raptor Observations: Migrants were seen in all directions around us. Our 2nd Cooper's hawk of the year was seen over bare slope to the west. We saw 2 local Bald Eagles, a local Golden Eagle, and a local Coopers Hawk. Non-raptor Observations: Possibly the same Woodhouse's Scrub-jay hanging out around the site along with the Townsend's Solitare. Mountain Bluebirds are still on the move. We saw some local Mule deer on both sides of Highway 70. Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be a warm overcast day which is great for migration. The wend shifts from a western wind to a favorable to migrants south/southeastern wind. Join me tomorrow up on the ridge for a likely amazing day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Janet Peters ([email protected]) 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) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds * 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/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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/0101018e2b3eafe9-e73810f7-0898-477a-9313-6d9614537cf8-000000%40us-west-2.amazonses.com.
