[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (16 Mar 2022) 15 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2022
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	0	0
Osprey	0	0	0
Bald Eagle	2	11	11
Northern Harrier	0	3	3
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	2	2
Cooper's Hawk	0	0	0
Northern Goshawk	0	2	2
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	0
Broad-winged Hawk	0	0	0
Red-tailed Hawk	6	53	53
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	0
Swainson's Hawk	0	0	0
Ferruginous Hawk	1	4	4
Golden Eagle	5	20	20
American Kestrel	0	3	3
Merlin	0	1	1
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0
Prairie Falcon	0	2	2
Mississippi Kite	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	0	0
Unknown Buteo	0	4	4
Unknown Falcon	0	0	0
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	1	2	2
Total:	15	107	107

Observation start time:	10:00:00
Observation end time:	17:00:00
Total observation time:	7 hours
Official Counter	Emma Riley
Observers:	Barbara Bank, Doug Anderson, Ed Imatani, Kerri Lagon, Patti Galli, Sammy Korengut

Visitors:
AM Observers today were Kerri Lagon and Patti Galli and PM Observers were Barbara Banks, Ed Imatani, Sammy Korengut, and Doug Anderson. In the late morning Patti's niece, nephew, and daughter in-law came up to practice using binoculars and bird. It was great to have them, and even better that they got to see close RTHA and GOEA. Total visitors today was 22, with 8 interacting with the Hawk Watch.

Weather:
Overcast all day with winds shifting between the E and NE, staying below 10 km/h until about 1400 when gusts picked up. Precipitation could be seen to the north, west, and south of us for a few hours in the afternoon. Rain rolled in just before 1700.

Raptor Observations:
The morning started out slow in terms of migrants, but we had a surprisingly good push in the afternoon before the storms rolled in. A total of 15 migrants were counted today, with a majority of them seen high. One Ferruginous Hawk and one Golden Eagle were counted less than 30 minutes before the rain rolled in. The local Golden Eagles seemed to fall out of the sky all day, with all 7 of the locals seen again today. At one point we had 5 local Golden Eagles and 3 local Red-tailed Hawks all showing off at once.

Non-raptor Observations:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S104976153

Predictions:
Snow has already rolled into the area and will be falling all day tomorrow. Count is cancelled.

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Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at: http://www.dfobirds.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]

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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 feet)

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