[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (13 Dec 2022) Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Dec 13, 2022
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SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture0  0  0
Turkey Vulture   0  0  0
Osprey   0  0  1
Bald Eagle   0  0  1
Northern Harrier 0  0  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk   0  0  2
Cooper's Hawk0  0 13
Northern Goshawk 0  0  0
Red-shouldered Hawk  0  0  0
Broad-winged Hawk0  0  1
Red-tailed Hawk  0  0 22
Rough-legged Hawk0  0  0
Swainson's Hawk  0  0  7
Ferruginous Hawk 0  0  2
Golden Eagle 0  0 11
American Kestrel 0  0 10
Merlin   0  0  0
Peregrine Falcon 0  0  1
Prairie Falcon   0  0  3
Mississippi Kite 0  0  0
Unknown Accipiter0  0  0
Unknown Buteo0  0  1
Unknown Falcon   0  0  1
Unknown Eagle0  0  0
Unknown Raptor   0  0  1

Total:   0  0 78
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Observation start time: 10:45:00 
Observation end   time: 12:45:00 
Total observation time: 2 hours

Official Counter:Ajit Antony

Observers:

Weather:
I had been looking for a day with reasonably favorable winds (i.e. without
strong West or NW winds at the Colorado Wyoming border which would push
migrant hawks to the East of Denver and East of the (?) high-pressure zone
around the city) in the past 3 weeks except for one day a few weeks ago
when there were North winds but of course that was the day when we had a
snowstorm.  
For the past 5 days I had been watching earth.nullschool.net and today had
North-based winds predicted. Fortunately there was only a dusting of snow
overnight in Central Park where I live with only very light flurries this
morning, and checking weather.gov the forecast was for North-based winds at
up to 20 mph with gusts to 31 mph with a high temperature of 31°F with
windchill temperature of 18°F. I checked the I-70 WebCams online and found
there was no snow falling. I had planned on observing from the north end of
the Stegosaurus parking lot which has a view to the north as good as from
the watch, but there were such light winds when I reached that I decided to
go to the top of the ridge.
When I had gotten to the parking lot the winds seemed to be from the SSW
and so it was at the watch on the West of the ridge but walking over to the
East side of the watch the winds were Beaufort level 3-4 from the SE. Such
is Dinosaur Ridge where the forecast for Morrison, CO doesn’t always hold
good.
The last 15 minutes of the watch there were light fine snow flurries which
reduced distant visibility a little.


Raptor Observations:
I was hoping to find at least one late migrant of any of the species
GE/RL/GH.
Non-migrant raptors: At 10:59 AM  on binocular scanning I found one and
then 2 adult GE soaring over the ridges to the NE with a
higher-than-an-RT-dihedral. One went south and I lost it behind the ridge
and couldn’t find it further south, and the other went North – neither
counted.
Adult RT flying south at the bottom of the ridge to the west.



Non-raptor Observations:
Common Raven 3, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay 1, Townsend’s Solitaire flew and
landed near the hawk watch repeatedly and made for good company, American
Robin and Northern Flicker heard only.
A herd of 29 elk grazing on top of the ridge just north of the Mother
Cabrini statue.

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 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 a

Re: [cobirds] Broomfield \ Geese \ Raptors \ Virus

[Patrick O'Driscoll]

In Denver City Park, with about 4,500 mostly Cackling Geese overwintering
between Ferril and Duck lakes and the City Park Golf Course fairways, there
are what appear to be two dead Canada/Cackling Geese -- one in ice toward
the back right corner of Duck Lake, and the other in ice in the west part
of Ferril Lake, between the pavilion bandstand and the big central lake
fountain. (Both lakes are still more open than iced over.)
Goose carcasses in winter are not common. but not unheard of, either --
like these, rather stray, or one at a time.
Still, I'm watching the flocks for any additional casualties that could
suggest or indicate something like flu.
The bulk of the flocks arrived in early November, but we still get new
birds -- witness three Greater White-fronteds and 1-2 Snows in the past
week or so, in addition to four Snow Geese (a pair of immature siblings,
and two adults also traveling together) that have been in the park for a
couple of weeks (the adults) and about a month (the younger ones).

Patrick O'Driscoll
Denver


On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 10:02 AM John Tumasonis 
wrote:

> Hey All:
>   An update in Broomfield:
>
> I found two dead Canada geese at Brunner Reservoir, in Broomfield.  One is
> dead on the ice - complete body untouched (so far).  Another dead on the
> shore, plucked out, with most of the carcass gone (probably a raptor
> kill).   There are several red-tailed hawks in this area.   This area, and
> the pond next to the Library, are crowded with cackling and Canada geese.
>  People are still (illegally) feeding ducks and geese at the library
> location.  Worse - they are feeding them white bread, which as I
> understand, can make waterfowl sick or kill them.
>
> Geese are crowded, in several locations in Broomfield and the amount of
> goose poop all over the walkways and adjoining lawns, has to be seen to be
> believed.  (harassing tactic may be necessary?).   The geese ignore the
> fake coyote cutouts at the library pond.   Until the lakes freeze over, and
> more dispersal takes place this will be major problem.
>
> Noted: birds in Broomfield:
> Bald eagles
> Red-Tailed Hawks
> Kestrels
> Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk - 1
> Snow Goose - 1 at library pond;  1 at Siena Pond (not Siena Reservoir);  3
> blue morphs at Siena Pond also;   1 at Stearns Lake (Boulder County)
> Ross's Goose - 1 at Stearns Lake (Boulder County)
> Canada Goose - thousands
> Cackling Goose - thousands
> Canvasback - 7 still at Brunner Reservoir, but lake is freezing over fast
>
> John T (Tumasonis),  Broomfield CO
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[cobirds] Finches at Ken Caryl Valley, JeffCo

[David Suddjian]

A flock of 8 Pine Siskins visited my Ken Caryl yard this morning. They were
the first siskins I've had anywhere near my home since July. A look at the
species' map in eBird confirms a relatively sparse presence in recent
weeks. Check out this eBird graph of siskin abundance for Jefferson County.
2022 is the purple line running along the bottom this fall in this recent
5-year comparison. You can track Siskin numbers in the county over these
years, following the lines from one color to the next. A major influx is
evident in winter 2018-2019. There was a differently timed peak in 2020,
and another late winter peak early this year. The county-level ebb and flow
over the years revealed in the graph is pretty cool. I checked the graph
for all of Colorado, too, and Fall 2022 also ranked as last for statewide
siskin abundance in the recent 5-year comparison.

[image: Screenshot (223).png]
Pine Siskin Abundance in Jefferson County 2018-2022

Then I had a flock of 19 Evening Grosbeaks come over and land in my trees.
This is the largest group of Evening Grosbeaks I've noticed in my home area
in 9 years, with most of my 64 detections there being just 1-3 birds; only
once I had as many as 11 for the only other double digit report from my
yard. (Don't you love eBird's record keeping?) My yard is not prime Evening
Grosbeak habitat and they only pass over sporadically.

Cassin's Finches remain fairly common around Ken Caryl Valley, noted daily
around my home since that recent appearance with the last snow here.

David Suddjian
Ken Caryl Valley
Littleton, CO

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[cobirds] Broomfield \ Geese \ Raptors \ Virus

[John Tumasonis]

Hey All:
  An update in Broomfield:

I found two dead Canada geese at Brunner Reservoir, in Broomfield.  One is 
dead on the ice - complete body untouched (so far).  Another dead on the 
shore, plucked out, with most of the carcass gone (probably a raptor 
kill).   There are several red-tailed hawks in this area.   This area, and 
the pond next to the Library, are crowded with cackling and Canada geese.  
 People are still (illegally) feeding ducks and geese at the library 
location.  Worse - they are feeding them white bread, which as I 
understand, can make waterfowl sick or kill them.  

Geese are crowded, in several locations in Broomfield and the amount of 
goose poop all over the walkways and adjoining lawns, has to be seen to be 
believed.  (harassing tactic may be necessary?).   The geese ignore the 
fake coyote cutouts at the library pond.   Until the lakes freeze over, and 
more dispersal takes place this will be major problem.  

Noted: birds in Broomfield:
Bald eagles
Red-Tailed Hawks
Kestrels
Dark Morph Ferruginous Hawk - 1
Snow Goose - 1 at library pond;  1 at Siena Pond (not Siena Reservoir);  3 
blue morphs at Siena Pond also;   1 at Stearns Lake (Boulder County)
Ross's Goose - 1 at Stearns Lake (Boulder County)
Canada Goose - thousands
Cackling Goose - thousands
Canvasback - 7 still at Brunner Reservoir, but lake is freezing over fast

John T (Tumasonis),  Broomfield CO


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[cobirds] Colorado Christmas Bird Counts begin tomorrow

[Brandon]

Here are dates I have heard of so far for Colorado Christmas Bird Counts,
if you know the date for any other CBC in Colorado, please let me know.  At
least 52 Colorado Christmas Bird Counts will likely be held from 14
December to 5 January.  Good luck to all participants and compilers.



https://audubon.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=ac275eeb01434cedb1c5dcd0fd3fc7b4




Zoom on Colorado and click on the circle that you want to join and* contact
the compiler by e-mail*.



*Wednesday, 14 December 2022:*

Fountain Creek

John Martin Reservoir

North JeffCo

Weldona-Fort Morgan



*Thursday, 15 December 2022:*

Pinon Canyon

Pueblo



*Friday, 16 December 2022:*

Fairplay



*Saturday, 17 December 2022:*

Colorado Springs

Denver

Dotsero

Durango

Eagle Valley

Fort Collins

Granby

Longmont

Monte Vista NWR

Pueblo Reservoir

Pagosa Springs

Rifle Creek (new count this year in the Rifle area)

Roaring Fork River Valley

Salida

Steamboat Springs



*Sunday, 18 December 2022:*

Aspen

Boulder

Evergreen-Idaho Springs

Grand Junction

Gunnison

Montrose

Nunn

Penrose



*Tuesday, 20 December 2022:*

Rocky Ford

Spanish Peaks



*Wednesday, 21 December 2022:*

Summit County



*Friday, 23 December 2022:*

Great Sand Dunes N.P.



*Saturday. 24 December 2022:*

Delta

Flagler



*Friday, 30 December 2022:*

Bonny Reservoir

Lake Isabel



*Saturday, 31 December 2022:*

Cortez

Crook

Douglas County

Greeley

Rawhide Energy Station



*Sunday, 1 January 2023:*

Denver (Urban)

Grand Mesa

Hotchkiss

Loveland

Windy Creek (new count this year in Park County)



*Monday, 2 January 2023:*

Barr Lake

Black Forest

Rocky Mountain N.P.



*Thursday, 5 January 2023:*

Air Force Academy



*Other counts no dates announced yet (some need a new compiler to organize
and compile the count) *:*

Crow Valley* **

North Park *

Pawnee N.G. East *

Sterling *

Westcliffe - TBA



Brandon Percival
Colorado CBC Regional Editor

Pueblo West, CO

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[cobirds] Avian Influenza

[M T]

The information in regards to the current HPAI outbreak in the nation has 
been out there and available for public access for a long time. The impacts 
to domestic poultry, commercial and backyard, started late last winter. 

Part of the problem is that significant swaths of the birding community in 
this country has downplayed the risks because to date since HPAI is not 
impacting songbird populations. This hasn't helped to get the word out to 
the community as a whole.

Fall migration is exacerbating the local situation. Since the end of 
November our facility has admitted over a dozen adult Red-tailed hawks and 
Great horned owls with HPAI. All of these raptors are now deceased. Dealing 
with these cases requires the extensive use of Personal Protection 
Equipment (PPE).

The virus is shed mainly through the feces, so wherever an infected goose 
or duck poops, it is a potential source of infection.

The bottom line is that there is no practical way to stop or slow down the 
spread of this in the wild.  Nature will need to take its course to see 
where this ultimately goes. State and local agencies are working on 
response plans, but this is a monumental task due to the drain on 
resources. The amount of manpower and money needed to respond on the level 
that people want is staggering. The best that all of you as individuals can 
do is to do your best to protect yourselves and your neighbors. Communicate 
with people you know that have backyard poultry. Don't wear the same 
footwear for schlepping around a lake birding and then caring for your 
backyard chickens wearing the same shoes.

It is not advised to pick up dead waterfowl on your own. You run the risk 
of not only spreading the virus, but also contracting it. The more contact 
you have with infected animals the greater your risk is of becoming ill. 
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Colorado Department of Health and 
Environment (CDPHE) issued a joint statement about not picking up dead 
birds.

Maybe a coordinated effort between Audubon and other entities to pool 
resources for carcass collection and disposal under the guidance of CPW, 
CDPHE, local and federal agencies could help mitigate this growing problem.

I wish all of you patience and good luck during this difficult situation.

Michael C Tincher
Rehabilitation Coordinator
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program
Fort Collins, CO

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Re: [cobirds] Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in Colorado

[Rachel Kolokoff Hopper]

The general advice is that you must wear PPE if in contact with sick or dead birds including N95 masks. Here is more information: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/prevention.htmFor carcass disposal here is a good resource: https://www.epa.gov/homeland-security-waste/carcass-management-during-avian-influenza-outbreaks#CarcassManagement_How---Rachel Kolokoff HopperFollow me on iNaturalistrkhphotography.netho...@comcast.netFt. Collins, COOn Dec 12, 2022, at 11:46 PM, Deborah Carstensen  wrote:I live in a complex with 3 ponds that are aerated and attract hundreds of geese in the winter, (fewer in the summer). My question to the DPW and avian flu hotline was regarding handling and disposing of geese. I didn’t receive much guidance other than to tell me to use gloves and be careful.        What are our options for disposal of these geese to prevent the disease spreading to other geese, raptors and perhaps local predatory animals?Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 12, 2022, at 10:01 AM, Sebastian Patti  wrote:

















sebastianpa...@hotmail.com 
Sebastian T. Patti 
552 W. Belden Ave.

Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 


CELL: 773/304-7488






From: Sebastian Patti 
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 10:35 AM
To: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper ; John Tumasonis 
Cc: Colorado Birds 
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in Colorado
 



I hope that the public and the local governmental agencies will check for bands on both the geese and the
 eagles   . . .









sebastianpa...@hotmail.com 
Sebastian T. Patti 
552 W. Belden Ave.

Chicago, ILLINOIS 60614-3354 


CELL: 773/304-7488






From: cobirds@googlegroups.com  on behalf of Rachel Kolokoff Hopper 
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 10:12 AM
To: John Tumasonis 
Cc: Colorado Birds 
Subject: Re: [cobirds] Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in Colorado
 

We have an outbreak of avian flu here on Long Pond, Larimer County. Multiple Cackling Geese are sick & multiple have already died. We also have multiple Bald Eagles here every day scavenging the carcasses.

At nearby Terry Lake several Bald Eagles were found dead on the lake in late November & did test positive for avian flu.


I called CPW this morning about the situation at Long Pond and all they could say was that they were monitoring the situation. I asked if they were collecting the carcasses before the eagles could consume them but they did not have an answer for that. 


Very tragic situation.

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On Dec 12, 2022, at 8:48 AM, John Tumasonis  wrote:


This update just posted by the Colorado Sun on the Bald Eagles (and other birds and animals) being affected by avian flu.   Much worse than previously disseminated.  Plus, I had no idea how bad the chicken industry was affected.  


https://coloradosun.com/2022/12/12/colorado-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-raptors-wild-bird-deaths/    


Please be careful out there


John Tumasonis, Broomfield CO


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Re: [cobirds] Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in Colorado

[Annie Clift]

The link below is CSU’s extension website regarding HPAI with contacts that
may be more helpful such as the state veterinarian office, CSU Avian Health
Team, and USDA Healthy Birds Hotline.

https://sam.extension.colostate.edu/topics/hpai-2022-outbreak/

Annie Clift, Larimer County


On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 8:46 PM 'Deborah Carstensen' via Colorado Birds <
cobirds@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> I live in a complex with 3 ponds that are aerated and attract hundreds of
> geese in the winter, (fewer in the summer). My question to the DPW and
> avian flu hotline was regarding handling and disposing of geese. I didn’t
> receive much guidance other than to tell me to use gloves and be careful.
>What are our options for disposal of these geese to prevent the
> disease spreading to other geese, raptors and perhaps local predatory
> animals?
>
> Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 12, 2022, at 10:01 AM, Sebastian Patti 
> wrote:
>
> 
>
>
>
> sebastianpa...@hotmail.com
> Sebastian T. Patti
> 552 W. Belden Ave.
> 
>
> 
>
> Chicago,
> ILLINOIS 60614-3354
> 
>
> CELL: 773/304-7488
> --
> *From:* Sebastian Patti 
> *Sent:* Monday, December 12, 2022 10:35 AM
> *To:* Rachel Kolokoff Hopper ; John Tumasonis <
> snakemo...@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Colorado Birds 
> *Subject:* Re: [cobirds] Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in
> Colorado
>
> I hope that the public and the local governmental agencies will check for
> bands on both the geese and the eagles   . . .
>
> sebastianpa...@hotmail.com
> Sebastian T. Patti
> 552 W. Belden Ave.
> 
>
> 
>
> Chicago,
> ILLINOIS 60614-3354
> 
>
> CELL: 773/304-7488
> --
> *From:* cobirds@googlegroups.com  on behalf of
> Rachel Kolokoff Hopper 
> *Sent:* Monday, December 12, 2022 10:12 AM
> *To:* John Tumasonis 
> *Cc:* Colorado Birds 
> *Subject:* Re: [cobirds] Article about bald eagles and Avian Flu in
> Colorado
>
> We have an outbreak of avian flu here on Long Pond, Larimer County.
> Multiple Cackling Geese are sick & multiple have already died. We also have
> multiple Bald Eagles here every day scavenging the carcasses.
>
> At nearby Terry Lake several Bald Eagles were found dead on the lake in
> late November & did test positive for avian flu.
>
> I called CPW this morning about the situation at Long Pond and all they
> could say was that they were monitoring the situation. I asked if they were
> collecting the carcasses before the eagles could consume them but they did
> not have an answer for that.
>
> Very tragic situation.
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> Rachel Kolokoff Hopper
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>
> On Dec 12, 2022, at 8:48 AM, John Tumasonis  wrote:
>
> This update just posted by the Colorado Sun on the Bald Eagles (and other
> birds and animals) being affected by avian flu.   Much worse than
> previously disseminated.  Plus, I had no idea how bad the chicken industry
> was affected.
>
>
> https://coloradosun.com/2022/12/12/colorado-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-raptors-wild-bird-deaths/
>
>
> Please be careful out there
>
> John Tumasonis, Broomfield CO
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