Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2019 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| Osprey | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 16 | 25 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 19 | 25 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 151 | 244 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 15 | 20 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total: | 2 | 268 | 415 |
| Observation start time: | 08:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 11:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 3 hours |
| Official Counter | Mitchell Blystone |
| Observers: | Jeff Wang, Mike Ramee |
Visitors:
Several visitors came up to the platform through the morning and some stopping to ask questions about what we were doing. Plenty of runners and mountain bikers filled the trail.
Weather:
A very nice, warm and sunny morning with a slight breeze.
Raptor Observations:
Lots of locals activity which accounted for the majority of our spotting. Two TVs were spotted and one was escorted away from the area by a RTH and the other vanished to the west. The Ferruginous spotted climbed to an extremely high elevation before moving on to the north and the photo work from Jeff Wang was crucial in getting the id correct. There was a good amount of raptor activity but very little convincing evidence that the spotted birds were northbound.
Non-raptor Observations:
A lot of magpies, Solitaires, and Scrub jays worked the hillside through out the morning. One Towhee was spotted on the western side of the hill top.
Predictions:
The activity seems to be very high in elevation. Even some of the locals were spotted high up and were just dots as the moved south or to the west. Good luck!
Report submitted by Matthew Smith (matt.smith@birdconservancy.org)
Dinosaur Ridge - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies information may be found at: http://www.birdconservancy.org/
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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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