Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 28, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 14 | 227 | 227 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Golden Eagle | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| American Kestrel | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Merlin | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 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: | 24 | 321 | 321 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Dustin Kohler |
| Observers: | Ajit Antony, Chip Dawes, Dave Erickson, Lori Morton, Mariane Erickson |
Visitors:
We had 25 visitors to the ridge today who varied from super interested to being downright disrespectful and went off trail despite the directions we gave. Hopefully, we will see most of these visitors again.
Weather:
Today was a very sunny day. The sky was cloudy most of the day, but the clouds were very thin and wispy. It gave a nice background to view migrants. The wind started from the Southeast, and it switched to an eastern (cross-wind) which did seem to affect migration.
Raptor Observations:
Most of our migrants were directly above us or to the west of us. We had two local Turkey Vultures one of which was a juvenile. One of the two turkey vultures was being hounded and attacked by a Red-tailed hawk. We saw Red-tailed hawk courtship a few times, and a local male kestrel flying south.
Non-raptor Observations:
We saw the same raven pass by at least four times. We could tell it was the same one because it was missing 2 or 3 secondary flight feathers. We had my first on the ridge Stellars Jay today that stuck around for a few moments. We also had a herd of about a dozen elk, and another herd of about 15 mule deer both around bare slope.
Predictions:
It's possible I looked at tomorrow's weather for this section yesterday. It looks to start raining around 1 and keep raining the rest of the day. The temperature looks to be in the 40s with a moderate wind shifting from the east to the north. I'll be up there until the rain is super strong, or it becomes clear that nothing is moving in the rain. As always if it builds into a thunderstorm we will leave the count early.
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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