Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 205 | 235 |
| Osprey | 0 | 20 | 26 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 8 | 38 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 29 | 45 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 5 | 91 | 112 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 104 | 365 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Golden Eagle | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| American Kestrel | 9 | 216 | 238 |
| Merlin | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 22 | 731 | 1157 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley |
| Observers: | Clay Gibson, Gary Rossmiller, Karen Fernandez, Marirosa Donisi |
Visitors:
Thank you to all the volunteers that came out today to help spot birds and practice patience. We had a visitor from Texas today, Nancy, come spend a few hours with us and she was able to get some great looks at the local GE. We had another visitor this morning stay for a few hours and bird and I didn’t catch her name, so my apologies! In the afternoon a local hiker Tim hung out with us for a few hours and marveled over the diversity in species we see. All in all we had a total of 14 visitors today, a slow day on the ridge.
Weather:
Winds were variable all day in both direction and speed. Cloud cover was consistent today which made spotting high birds relatively easy. All in all it was a beautiful day on the ridge!
Raptor Observations:
This mornings migration was slower than I had hoped but picked up in the afternoon, a pattern that seems to be occurring this year more than it has in the last few years. It was a slow migration day but we had an incredible amount of diversity with 7 species of migrants. Local raptor activity was high today with the local GE stealing the show. Three GE of all various ages (adult, immature, and SA) were seen consistently all morning. We also saw local RT, CH, AK, and PG today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Passerine activity seemed low today but we still heard and/or saw the usual suspects including SPTO, ROWR, WOSJ, BBMA, and CORA. We also saw a centipede on the ridge today, which is the first time I’ve seen one up here!
Predictions:
Snow/rain is predicted tonight into tomorrow morning. This may slow birds down in the morning but I’m hopeful that the afternoon push will be nice with a predicted east wind. I’d bring an extra layer, temperatures will be much lower than they have been the last few days.
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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