Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 10, 2024 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 49 | 394 |
| Osprey | 1 | 4 | 54 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 4 | 49 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 | 16 | 115 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 35 | 231 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 26 | 140 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 40 | 463 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 7 | 48 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| American Kestrel | 5 | 68 | 501 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total: | 9 | 266 | 2150 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Dustin Kohler |
| Observers: | Mike Fernandez, Zach Hope |
Visitors:
We had 23 Visitors to the ridge today.
Weather:
We had a very cloudy day with light wind from the east all day. There was a fog that turned into a natural fog/haze towards the end of the day.
Raptor Observations:
All of our migrants were low and almost all were above or slightly east of us. We had the continued conflict between a Golden Eagle trying to exist, and a bunch of Red-tailed Hawks not wanting it to exist near their nests. Later a Golden Eagle was chased by another Golden Eagle. We also had a local Peregrine Falcon, and a few local Turkey Vultures. We had a Cooper's Hawk fly by about midday carrying a bird probably back to its nest. Later a Cooper's Hawk dove into a bush after a Spotted Towhee, but missed and flew away pouting.
Non-raptor Observations:
We had a Blackpoll Warbler at the ridge today!! I didn't know that they made it to Colorado. We also had a House Wren which means that I have now seen every wren species that makes it to Colorado except Marsh Wren from the ridge. We also had a Brown-headed Cowbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Rock Wren, Spotted Towhees, Western Meadowlark, Chipping Sparrow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Double-crested Cormorant, Mourning Dove, White-throated Swift, Tree Swallow, Violet-Green Swallow, and probably others that I forgot to write down.
Predictions:
This was our last day of the season. Thank you to all of our Volunteers for helping us so much this year, and a big thank you to the Hawk Watch Coordinators, Project Lead, and everyone else who helped me get this amazing experience. This is not a goodbye Dinosaur Ridge, but a see you later.
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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