Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 27, 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 | 27 | 27 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 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 | 6 | 213 | 213 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 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: | 8 | 297 | 297 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6.25 hours |
| Official Counter | Dustin Kohler |
| Observers: | Alyssa Soenksen, Bill Young, Charlie Wall, Clay Gibson, Josh Finkelstein, Ken Christofferson, Mike Fernandez |
Visitors:
We had 7 visitor to the ridge today, a few of which I believe will come back and see us again.
Weather:
Today was a great day weather day. There was a Northwestern wind all day and temperatures fluctuated with the wind. We appeared to have a consistent surface wind, and most of our migrants were able to fly above the wind with little trouble.
Raptor Observations:
Most migrants in the morning were very high over the headwind. Once the winds got stronger the migrants were lower and struggled more. In the morning we had a harrier chased south by a couple red-tails and a Turkey Vulture fly due west. A golden eagle tried to head north to the west of us and got chased by a pair of red-tailed hawks. He then tried to head north along our ridge and got chased back south by another pair of red-tailed and we didn't see it again. Later on a Sharp-shinned hawk appeared to try and migrate and got thwarted by the wind. It tried a few times before appearing to give up and settle by mount morrison. We saw a local Red-tail carrying a vole (small rodent) two different times today about 4 hours apart. We later saw two red-tailed copulating to the west of us.
Non-raptor Observations:
We had a few Townsend's Solitares hanging around the ridge all day. There was also elk along bare slope where they usually hangout.
Predictions:
We should have the temperatures in the mid-forties with a shifting wind from the southeast to the North. With that shift in wind there will be rain starting around 1. Depending on the strength of the rain and how the sky is looking will determine if we shorten the count tomorrow.
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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