Golden, Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 05, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 6 | 381 |
| Osprey | 1 | 3 | 84 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 10 | 353 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 3 | 12 | 305 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 10 | 273 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 | 9 | 513 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 1 | 6 | 44 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 11 | 948 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Short-eared Owl | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 7 | 72 | 3112 |
| Observation start time: | 06:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 14:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Audrey Anderson, Emma Riley, Emma Riley, Audrey Anderson |
| Observers: | Ajit Antony, Amanda Baker, Clay Gibson, Mike Serruto, Oliver Urdiales |
Visitors:
This part of the season is always sad for us as we have to say our goodbyes. This one was an especially sad one as we said goodbye to our Counter Audrey Anderson today as she moves onto her next adventure. Audrey returned this year after working as an Official Observer with us last year. She has been an outstanding addition to the site- from volunteering her time to come up to the ridge as early as 6:00 AM to explore the passerine migration, to speaking at Evergreen Audubon's chapter meeting. She has provided many visitors, volunteers, and observers with a wealth of enthusiastically shared information. Audrey's presence at the ridge this year has been influential to us all, and we can't wait to see the impact you have on this field moving forward! We also said goodbye to our weekly Monday observers Clay Gibson and Mike Serruto. Thank you both for your dedication, assistance, and overall companionship every Monday. It has been a real pleasure getting to know you both over these last few years! A total of 7 visitors were seen on the ridge today, including a local birder and new volunteer Oliver Urdiales. Oliver spent a few hours with us and spotted a few of our migrants. 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:
We had a nice morning this morning before thunderstorms rolled in. Temperatures were pleasant and winds were from the SE. Thunderstorms moved in from the S over the western slopes by noon. Clouds looked mild at points and threatening at others. Winds picked up and lightning was recorded <15 miles from us, leading us to end the count.
Raptor Observations:
We were hopeful for a push of migrants before the storm today and a tiny push we got. A handful of birds came west and overhead, including a low Osprey. A dark-morph Swainson's Hawk also came through low and took its time moving north. Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks were seen scattered across the landscape all day. 1 to 4 RT were seen kiting at any point in the higher winds before we ended the day. These birds have consistently used the windy days this spring to hunt on the wing like this. It was great to share these sights with volunteers and new visitors!
Non-raptor Observations:
White-throated Swift 7, Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1, Eurasian Collared-Dove 2, Mourning Dove 2, Killdeer 1, Ring-billed Gull 6, Double-crested Cormorant 4, American White Pelican 5, Belted Kingfisher 1, Blue Jay 5, Woodhouse's Scrub Jay 2, Black-billed Magpie 1, Black-capped Chickadee 4, Tree Swallow 3, Violet-green Swallow 47, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher 4, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, House Finch 6, American Goldfinch 4, Chipping Sparrow 3, Spotted Towhee 6, Western Meadowlark 3, Common Grackle 8, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 4
Predictions:
The count will likely be shortened or cancelled due to heavy precipitation in the area. Volunteers- please check the Google Calendar for updates.
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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