Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 7 | 202 | 202 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Merlin | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 10 | 282 | 282 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.5 hours |
| Official Counter | Dustin Kohler |
| Observers: | Audrey Anderson, Ginni Dickinson, Sammy Korengut |
Visitors:
We had 17 visitors that came to the ridge today, many of which, expressed interest in coming back on other days and possibly staying to help us spot.
Weather:
Today started as a foggy and overcast day. The sun came out of the clouds and the wind picked up for a couple hours before the storm built up. We got stormed off the mountain early. The storm came from the east.
Raptor Observations:
We had a surge of migrants during the partly cloudy few hours, almost exclusively when there was a head-wind. We had 3 prairie falcons chasing the immature Bald Eagle. It is possible one of the prairie falcons left north, but none were seen to do so. It's possible that they went in/ over the clouds. We had a few local red-tailed hawks escort our migrants out and saw two red-tailed hawks soar up and glide east and a Ferruginous hawk fly west, presumably to avoid the storms.
Non-raptor Observations:
We saw a small herd of mule deer beneath 2 and a half pines, and a mixed herd of elk and mule deer on Greene Mountain.
Predictions:
Tomorrow is going to be a shortened count as there should be 7-15 inches of snow between now and then. I'll try to make it up the hill sometime later in the day. If you plan on trying to join me, please dress very warm as it will be below 30 all day.
Report submitted by Official Counter (j.f.peters58@gmail.com)
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 hawk watch in Colorado and is the
best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Hawk watchers may
see 17 species of migrating raptors; and it is an excellent site to see rare
dark morph buteos including Broad-winged hawk, Swainson’s hawk, Ferruginous
hawk, Rough-legged hawk and Red-tailed Hawk. Other raptors we see include Golden
and Bald Eagles, Northern harrier, Osprey, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons,
Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels, Merlin, and Turkey
Vultures. American Goshawk is uncommon but also counted each season. Non-raptor
species include Rock Wren, Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane,
White-throated Swift, American White Pelican, and Dusky Grouse. Birders of any
skill level are always welcome. The hawk watch at Dinosaur Ridge is staffed by a
Hawk Counter and volunteers from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM from March 1st to May 10th,
weather permitting.
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 hawk watch signs from the
southwest end of the parking lot to the hawk watch 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, and walk to
the flat area at the crest of the ridge. (Distance: 0.56 miles, Elevation gain:
259 feet)
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