Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 01, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 18 | 18 | 48 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 4 | 4 | 265 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| American Kestrel | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 38 | 38 | 464 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Dustin Kohler |
| Observers: | Emma Riley, Mike Seruto, Ryan Gannon, Shay Lyons |
Visitors:
We had 10 visitors to the ridge today including one who lives in Denver, but had a strong New York accent. The snow didn't scare off the mountain bikers, but did seem to scare off our visitors
Weather:
Today was a day full of snow. The sun would make fleeting appearances and the wind was shifting and gusting constantly. We saw some lightening and heard thunder which meant we had to get down off of the ridge for about an hour. At one point we had surface clouds moving Southwest, above that the clouds were going North, and even higher the clouds were moving Southeast.
Raptor Observations:
Our migrants were pretty high today especially in the morning before the snow started falling thicker. We had two separate kettles of 6 Turkey Vultures. A lot of our migrant's feathers were messed up, I assume because they were wet from migrating through precipitation. We had our usually local red-tailed hawks somewhat subdued today and a local kestrel around sub-peak.
Non-raptor Observations:
We saw a Common Raven carrying around what looked like bread, but could have been a rock, in its beak. We had a few white-throated swifts fly past us as well seeming to not care about the wind and precipitation. We also saw a lone bushtit a few times today. The species itself isn't rare, but seeing one by itself is definitely strange.
Predictions:
Tomorrow looks to be a sunny day with a head-wind 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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