Golden, Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 6 | 381 |
| Osprey | 0 | 3 | 84 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 10 | 353 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 12 | 305 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 10 | 273 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 9 | 513 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 6 | 44 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 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: | 0 | 72 | 3112 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 7 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley |
| Observers: | Amanda Baker, Ryan Gannon |
Visitors:
Thank you to today's volunteers Amanda Baker and Ryan Gannon for powering through the moody weather today. Amanda sat through some of the morning rain with me. It was the last day for both of them. Amanda and Ryan have both been regular volunteers at the ridge this season, coming up more than once a week some weeks! This was Amandas first season with us and Ryan's second. They have been essential help in spotting and IDing birds as well as educating visitors/volunteers on migration. We look forward to having them both back next year! We saw three people on the trail all day, which was three more than we were expecting to see with all the mud. 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:
The morning started off with a muddy ascent and pleasant temperatures. Temperatures dropped when precipitation came in from the NE and settled in for a few hours. The count was paused for an hour in the heaviest of it. Skies cleared slowly, but not before some brief hail. The trail developed a small stream flowing down it that caused some erosion in spots.
Raptor Observations:
Raptor migration was non-existent today. Non-migratory raptors were out once the rain stopped, with the local Red-tailed Hawks and Turkey Vultures seen most frequently. One American Kestrel, Golden Eagle, and Bald Eagle were seen as well. 4 Swainson's Hawks were spotted all in a glide side by side going directly SE until they couldn't be seen through binoculars anymore.
Non-raptor Observations:
A flock of Franklin's Gulls flew N over Green Mountain just before the rain started. Most of the bird activity on the ridge was concentrated in the late afternoon. White-throated Swift 2, Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1, Mourning Dove 2, Franklin's Gull 21, Northern Flicker 1, Say's Phoebe 1, Woodhouse's Scrub Jay 1, Magpie 1, Black-billed Magpie 4, Common Raven 1, Tree Swallow 1, Violet-green Swallow 1, Rock Wren 1, House Wren 1, American Robin 1, Spotted Towhee 2, Western Meadowlark 1, Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Predictions:
Conditions look promising for at least one migrant tomorrow! The trail will be muddy and the sun will be shining.
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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