Golden, Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 11, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 24 | 142 | 183 |
| Osprey | 1 | 14 | 18 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 9 | 36 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 14 | 22 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 4 | 46 | 74 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 22 | 77 | 126 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 12 | 77 | 342 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| American Kestrel | 28 | 212 | 314 |
| Merlin | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Total: | 93 | 614 | 1187 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Audrey Anderson |
| Observers: | Ajit Antony, Amy Walsh, Cayce Gulbransen , Dave Hill, Michael Lorton |
Visitors:
Thank you to all of our volunteers today and to everyone who came up to the ridge! The ridge had 41 visitors. A few previous visitors from the last few days returned to spend more time at the count, exciting to have new people join the Dinosaur Ridge Hawkwatching community! We also had a visitor from the Evergreen Audubon Society come to the count this morning! 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:
Today consisted of cloudless skies with the exception of small scattered whisps in the late afternoon. Winds mainly out of the SE throughout the day with around 5mph gusts. Temperatures were around 30C.
Raptor Observations:
Another great day to add to the week! Raptors were mostly seen high in the W with a number of birds coming overhead and in the E towards the late afternoon. American Kestrels once again made up a large portion of the count with 28 individuals. 22 Cooper's Hawks also made up a large chunk of the data along with 24 Turkey Vultures. Today was hot with thermals keeping the birds high and distant, similar to the last few days. Clear movement in the morning with a lull in the mid-afternoon before picking back up around 14:00. Other migrant highlights included an Osprey, an adult Bald Eagle, and a Northern Harrier. A few kettles of Turkey Vultures were seen to the W and repetitive combos of COHA, AMKE, and a single TUVU was noted a few times throughout the day. Local raptor activity seemed low compared to the last week with a few Red-tailed Hawks, a Golden Eagle, and a couple of Turkey Vultures throughout the count.
Non-raptor Observations:
White-throated Swift 99, Northern Flicker 2, Say's Phoebe 2, Woodhouse's Scrub Jay 5, Black-billed Magpie 2, American Crow 1, Common Raven 5, Black-capped Chickadee 1, Tree Swallow 4, American Bushtit 3, Mountain Bluebird 1, American Robin 1, American Goldfinch 1, Spotted Towhee 3, Western Meadowlark 2
Predictions:
Even warmer temperatures are heading our way with highs once again around/above 30C. Partial cloud cover and WSW winds up to 15 mph could provide good conditions for another great flight! Tomorrow is also Raptorton! Beginning from predawn to after dusk we will be trying to find as many avian species as we can within an 8 mile radius of the Hawkwatch! More information can be found on the Dinosaur Ridge Hawkwatch website. The top section of the platform will be limited to Hawkwatch volunteers, observers, and counters due to the event. Looking forward to potentially another great flight!
Report submitted by Official Counter of the day shown above (dinoridgehw@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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