Golden, Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 05, 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 23 | 23 |
| Observation start time: | 09:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley, Audrey Anderson |
| Observers: | Amanda Baker, Cheryl Wilcox, Ryan Gannon |
Visitors:
Thank you to Amanda Baker, Cheryl Wilcox, and Ryan Gannon for volunteering your time today to help us spot migrants. We really enjoy getting to share the magic of migration with you all! We had 19 visitors to the Hawkwatch today. 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:
Temperatures were higher today than yesterday with lower wind speeds and less cloud cover. Winds came from the SE for most of the day today. Some clouds today were beautifully highlighted with rainbow light/reflections around the edges when they were positioned underneath the sun!
Raptor Observations:
Today was our first day of the season getting to count everybody's favorite, the Ferruginous Hawk! Dinosaur Ridge is known for our Ferruginous Hawk migration and we are hopeful it is going to be a busy year for them after seeing them en masse around the Front Range all winter. We had two FH migrate today, the first coming nicely overhead giving us great looks. Migrating RT today flew generally lower than the eagles and FH. Local eagle activity has been very high already this season, with up to 3 BE seen at a time. Non-migratory GE, AK, and RT were also seen today. This was our second day seeing a male AK sat on the power line stretching across HWY 26.
Non-raptor Observations:
The Common Ravens continue to be seen barrel rolling and soaring around the migration site, giving us both entertainment and a second of questioning Raven vs Raptor. Other non-raptor highlights include a few vocal BBMA, a flock of BUSH, both BCCH and MOCH, and WBNU. Mule Deer and Elk have been seen on Green Mountain and near the Cabrini shrine in the last few days.
Predictions:
Tomorrow evening brings a large storm from the West with cold temperatures and snow. The day is predicted to be partly cloudy with N/NNE winds, potentially bringing a small push of migrants. It is always interesting to see how birds respond to storms during migration, come join us!
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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