Golden, Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osprey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 6 | 51 | 51 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Golden Eagle | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 8 | 74 | 74 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley, Audrey Anderson |
| Observers: | Chip Dawes, Dave Erickson, Mariane Erickson, Stephen Sears |
Visitors:
Thank you to the volunteers who came up to the ridge today! We had a total of 22 visitors on the ridge. A few different groups of visitors hawkwatched with us for a significant amount of time. Sharing the historic value of Dinosaur Ridge and the amazing community behind it is always a wonderful experience. Can't make it out to the ridge and still want to follow along? Check out our Trektellen page and follow along with live updates at https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/4515/20250301 .
Weather:
Counts conducted in MST. Winds originated mainly out of the E before switching to N this afternoon as the storm began slowly moving in. Overall conditions today consisted of clear skies and light winds until the late afternoon brought strong cloud cover.
Raptor Observations:
Today's migrants consisted of 6 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 adult Golden Eagle, and 1 adult Ferruginous Hawk. Sightings were decently spread out throughout count period, the last bird of the day was a low adult FEHA flying close to the ridge on the E side. The adult Golden Eagle made a pass right overhead of the ridge giving us extraordinary looks. Most migrant RTHA were along the far W slope. Local raptor activity included a male American Kestrel, 3 Golden Eagles, 2 adults and 1 immature, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, and a southbound Peregrine Falcon.
Non-raptor Observations:
Sandhill Crane 33, Hairy Woodpecker 1, Black-billed Magpie 7, American Crow 12, Black-capped Chickadee 2, American Bushtit 6, White-breasted Nuthatch 2, Mountain Bluebird 29, Townsend's Solitaire 1, Dark-eyed Junco 4
Predictions:
Conditions tomorrow are looking a bit tricky in terms of hawkwatching. With the incoming northern storm, there is potential for 25 mph winds with gusts up to 50 mph. Precipitation is also forecasted. If you are signed up to volunteer tomorrow please be sure to check your emails before your scheduled time in case of a delay or count cancelation.
Report submitted by Official Counter (j.f.peters58@gmail.com)
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at: www.dinosaurridgehawkwatch.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
Hawk Counter(s) and volunteers from March through early May.
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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