[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (26 Apr 2022) 23 Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2022
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   5336362
Osprey   2 42 44
Bald Eagle   0 23 56
Northern Harrier 2 23 29
Sharp-shinned Hawk   2 59 68
Cooper's Hawk3158169
Northern Goshawk 0  6  8
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0 38 38
Red-tailed Hawk  2310725
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  3
Swainson's Hawk  3 30 30
Ferruginous Hawk 0  9 63
Golden Eagle 0  9 37
American Kestrel 4289321
Merlin   0 12 16
Peregrine Falcon 0  9 16
Prairie Falcon   0  2  9
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0 12 12
Unknown Buteo0  8 14
Unknown Falcon   0  2  4
Unknown Eagle0  3  3
Unknown Raptor   0  3  8

Total:  23   1383   2035
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:Carol Cwiklinski

Observers:Janet Peters, Marvin Gearhart, Shelley Conger

Visitors:
We had a total of 17 visitors today. Shelly Conger and Myron Gearhard
helped  us spot and identify raptors today; their help was greatly
appreciated. Myron wanted to see a sharp-shinned hawk today but better 
luck next time.


Weather:
The weather was beautiful today, with comfortable temperatures and nice SE
winds most of the day. Late afternoon it became calm, then switched to NW
winds. Cloud cover was excellent. It seemed like a perfect raptor migration
day.

Raptor Observations:
Raptor migration was slow today. We had a nice variety but the numbers we
counted were lower than expected. Local red-tailed hawks and golden eagles
were active all day. The local birds helped us realize where some migrants
were flying, high in the clouds almost out of sight. Perhaps we missed some
high birds, but the overall feeling of the day was that birds were not
using the ridge.

Non-raptor Observations:
Stellers Jay was a favorite today. A Say’s phoebe on the snag greeted me
in the early morning.

Predictions:
There will be happy people on the hawk watch, the sun will rise and set.

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 

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Chatfield Banding Report, 4/26/22

[Meredith McBurney]

The morning started nicely for early spring, and then things just stopped.  
An Audubon person said she saw a Cooper's Hawk, which could have been the 
cause.  At any rate, after 8:30, we caught three birds banded over the 
weekend, and that was it. 

Before that we have our first Wilson's Warblers (4 of them) and our first 
Hermit Thrush, two more of our usual first week species.  Here's the 
breakdown of the 11 new birds caught today:

House Wren 2
Hermit Thrush 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler, hybrid 1
Wilson's Warbler 4
White-crowned Sparrow, Gambel's 1

We are open 6 mornings per week, closed on Mondays.  Registration is 
required to visit on the weekends - there are three 1 hour sessions, 
starting at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30.  Go here 
 to register.  There are school groups 
every week day, arriving about 9:30.  Individuals may drop by early 
mornings during the week although there are groups visiting early on some 
days.

Meredith McBurney
Bander, Chatfield Station
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

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[cobirds] Caspian Tern Adams County

[Larry and Roni Wilson]

There is a Caspian Tern at the lake at 100th & McKay Road. The lake is on the
southwest corner of 100th & McKay Road. The Tern was on spit with Gulls.
Also a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers.

Larry Wilson
Northglenn

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[cobirds] Re: Brown Pelican unhooked, Chatfield, Douglas

[Mikele Painter]

Hooray Tiffany! SO glad you were able to fix that situation.

On Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 2:43:39 PM UTC-6 ouz...@aol.com wrote:

> Here's a part of the Brown Pelican story that we didn't know. Tiffany 
> Hansen emailed Denver Audubon about her adventure with the bird. 
>
> On Saturday, April 16, just before 4 p.m., she kayaked over to watch 
> an eagle and discovered the Brown Pelican at water level tangled up in a 
> fishing line and lure. She paddled over and docked her kayak on the fallen 
> tree. 
> "A good amount of line was tangled on the fallen tree in the water 
> and still connected to the lure. The lure had two hooks with 3 barbs each. 
> One of the hooks was stuck in the outer elbow of the wing. The other was 
> stuck in 2 places - one in its lower eyelid, the other in the roof of its 
> upper bill." 
> She backed the barb out of the eyelid, then pulled out the one 
> from its bill. Then the pelican tried to flee, but then first she had to 
> extract the line from the bird's wing. 
> Once she did that, the pelican flew away and landed 50 yards away on 
> the water. 
>
> What an heroic effort!
>
> Hugh 
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