Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 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 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 13 | 118 | 118 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| American Kestrel | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Merlin | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 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 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 18 | 211 | 211 |
| Observation start time: | 10:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley |
| Observers: | Crystal Reser , Dave Erickson, Jeff Birek, Mariane Erickson |
Visitors:
Jeff Birek was the morning observer and it was great to spend time with him up at the ridge, as we have counted on different days all this season so far. Crystal Reeser, Mariane Erickson, and Dave Erickson observed in the afternoon. We had a total of 30 visitors today with 24 of them interacting with us, including a handful of visitors that stayed for 30+ minutes.
Weather:
The morning started out with strong winds from the west, reaching speeds of 33 km/h, and brought an eerie dark cloud over the western mountains in the late morning. We luckily did not get any precipitation and by the early afternoon winds had slowed and skies cleared up.
Raptor Observations:
The morning started out slow again but brought our first COHA migrant of the season in the 1100 hour. Birds stayed low and overhead all morning, gaining decent elevation throughout the afternoon. We had an usually high number of dark RTHA today, two western dark-morphs and two dark Harlan's. We also had three AMKE migrate today, the highest number of AMKE yet this season.
Non-raptor Observations:
The first Western Bluebirds (6) of the season were seen today, along with the first Pine Siskin of the season. We also had the normal suspects, including Spotted Towhee and Mountain Bluebird. Corvid activity seemed to be back to normal today.
Predictions:
Sunny for most of the day with variable but mild-moderate winds. We are hoping we'll get our first OPSR and/or TUVU in the next few days.
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]
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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