Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 03, 2022 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 33 | 41 | 67 |
| Osprey | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 41 | 115 | 526 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 2 | 7 | 61 |
| Golden Eagle | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| American Kestrel | 17 | 30 | 62 |
| Merlin | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Unknown Falcon | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total: | 120 | 233 | 883 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley |
| Observers: | Janet Peters, Jeff Birek, Steve Small |
Visitors:
Jeff Birek and Steve Small observed today, with Janet Peters stopping by for an hour or two in the afternoon. 17 people stopped by the Hawk Watch today, which was unexpectedly low for a weekend.
Weather:
Heavy cloud cover was present for most of the day except for a brief break in the clouds in the middle of the day. Winds were slightly variable but overall, from the south and were light most of the day. The last hour of the day saw a significant drop in temperature.
Raptor Observations:
Migration was once again high today but closer to the ridge, staying mostly between the western mountains and the ridge high in the valley. Many small kettles were seen throughout the day of all TUVU, TUVU and one other raptor, and some kettles with three or four species of raptors seen at once. Kettles stayed small but helped us in spotting high birds. One OSPR was seen migrating while carrying a large fish. Today was the best AMKE, SSHA, COHA, TUVU, and OSPR day yet this season.
Non-raptor Observations:
Corvid activity was lower than normal today, with all bird activity ceasing in the last hour for the day except for two migrating raptors. Passerine activity was moderate in the morning, with most of the normal species seen.
Predictions:
Sunny and warm with variable light winds in the morning, leading to south winds in the afternoon that may have moderate speeds.
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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