Monday 18 April 2022

[cobirds] Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (18 Apr 2022) 33 Raptors

Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 2022
SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason Total
Black Vulture000
Turkey Vulture6265291
Osprey13335
Bald Eagle11750
Northern Harrier01622
Sharp-shinned Hawk14352
Cooper's Hawk3122133
Northern Goshawk157
Red-shouldered Hawk000
Broad-winged Hawk01313
Red-tailed Hawk11267682
Rough-legged Hawk003
Swainson's Hawk177
Ferruginous Hawk0963
Golden Eagle0533
American Kestrel6246278
Merlin01014
Peregrine Falcon0512
Prairie Falcon007
Mississippi Kite000
Unknown Accipiter01010
Unknown Buteo2713
Unknown Falcon024
Unknown Eagle033
Unknown Raptor005
Total:3310851737


Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official CounterMike Fernandez
Observers: Ben Jacques, Karen Fernandez, Mike Clark, Rick Olson



Visitors:
Fifteen visitors to the platform. Six asked about Hawkwatch. Two HW cards handed out. Ben has been giving them out at the Wild Birds Unlimited store and needs more. JCOS Park Ranger visited.

Weather:
Sunny, mostly calm with a hazy horizon, south & east. Weather App: Dark Sky.

Raptor Observations:
LOCAL: RTHA-4. GOEA-1. PRFA-1. COHA-3. TUVU-5. - MIGRATING: AMKE-3M, 3F. BAEA-Adult. RTHA-1 Light morph, 1 Juv.

Non-raptor Observations:
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay (2). Black-billed Magpie (2). Rock Wren (1). Spotted Towhee (1). Common Raven (10). Townsend's Solitaire (2). White-throated Swift (17). Violet-green Swallow (3). Say's Phoebe (1). Mule deer (4 on the west slope) 12 next to Rooney Rd). eBird Checklist at https://ebird.org/checklist/S107432770.

Predictions:
Tuesday looks to be warmer than today with winds coming from the south, so better numbers might be in the cards. Looks like there was a rock slide on the trail up. Watch out.


Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at: http://www.dfobirds.org
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