Dinosaur Ridge Colorado, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 22, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 83 86 Osprey 0 8 8 Bald Eagle 0 2 27 Northern Harrier 0 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 30 35 Cooper's Hawk 1 46 61 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 102 232 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 9 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Ferruginous Hawk 0 1 9 Golden Eagle 0 3 10 American Kestrel 0 57 71 Merlin 0 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 4 Prairie Falcon 1 2 7 Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 20 22 Unknown Buteo 0 10 15 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 4 8 Total: 4 384 616 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Paul Slingsby Observers: Claude Vallieres Visitors: Only 3 visitors who were interested to know what we were doing. Weather: Warm, 68 deg F to 79 deg. F, with high, thin clouds until 15:00 MST when the sky became dark. Wind was calm from ESE, changing to SW at 12:00 with a few gusts but still very calm. Visibility unlimited, no precipitation. Raptor Observations: A local immature Red-tailed Hawk with one missing left primary,a missing tail feather and some secondaries of different length is recognizable from other days. A local adult Sharp-shinned Hawk was seen twice. A local Golden Eagle passed, also with primary molt visible. It was judged to be local because of the late date. Non-raptor Observations: A pair of Spotted Towhees were seen with nest material and much excited behavior under the juniper that is next to the large fence post just a few feet SW of the hawkwatch platform. Will they stay? Ten Chipping Sparrows and one male Broad-tailed Hummingbird were added to the usual local birds today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (jeff.bi...@rmbo.org) Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at: http://www.rmbo.org/ 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 are always welcome. The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory from about 9 AM to around 4 PM from the first week of March to the first week of May. 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 south side of lot to 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. -- 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 post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/20140423173757.10913.qmail%40taiga.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
