Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 2017 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 3 | 38 | 38 |
| Osprey | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 24 | 34 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 2 | 46 | 51 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 58 | 238 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 27 | 39 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 9 | 24 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| Total: | 6 | 258 | 514 |
| Observation start time: | 07:45:00 |
| Observation end time: | 13:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 5.25 hours |
| Official Counter | Roger Rouch |
| Observers: | Bill Wuerthele |
Visitors:
A gentleman visiting from Austin had seen the Hawkwatch reports and came up for about an hour mid-morning to do bird photography. Unfortunately the raptors and other birds were all pretty far away.
Weather:
A warm but windy day with temperatures in the 60's and wind shifting from the west and north at around 3 or 4 Bft. in the morning, then 5 or 6 Bft. in the afternoon. Mostly clear in the morning and then partly cloudy. A few raindrops in the afternoon.
Raptor Observations:
Only a few migrating raptors all in the morning hours, but some good entertainment from local raptors. A male and female Kestrel became very intimate on one of the power poles just to the east and later chased a Cooper's Hawk moving north to do an about face and fly south. A group of three to five Turkey Vultures roamed above the ridges through the day. A local Golden Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk performed some aggressive acrobatics together over the eastern ridge. And of course the occasional local Red-tailed.
Non-raptor Observations:
Seen or heard included Woodhouse's Scrub-jay, Canyon Wren, Western Meadowlark, American Robin, Spotted Towhee, Blue Jay, Townsend's Solitaire, Common Raven, Violet-green Swallow. White-throated Swifts were common from mid-morning forward.
Report submitted by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (jeff.birek@birdconservancy.org)
Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies information may be found at: http://www.birdconservancy.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 Bird Conservancy of the
Rockies 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 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.
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