Golden, Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 14, 2026 | |||
| 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 | 6 | 6 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 3 | 32 | 32 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 4 | 54 | 54 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 12:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 3.22 hours |
| Official Counter | Soren Zappia |
| Observers: | Laura Farnsworth |
Visitors:
It was a slow morning for visitors, but we had a wonderful group of volunteers - thank you to Karolyn Chan, Mikele Painter, and Mike Ames for their help today.
Weather:
The day started sunny and with light air, with cloud cover around half the sky for the duration of the count. Temperatures were moderate to warm. Wind speed increased throughout the last hour, going from a moderate breeze to a strong breeze, before the count was ended at 12:13 PM MST due to high wind (gusting over 40 MPH).
Raptor Observations:
Raptors were active in the morning, with two migrant RTs and a BE, and lots of local birds up in the first two hours of the count. Once the winds picked up, activity died down but a few locals were still active. Two Cooper's Hawks flew in overhead from the north - one performed an aerial display, and we saw its flared white undertail coverts. A few migrant groups of passerines were observed as well, including a flock of Horned Larks. The final migrant of the day was a dark morph calurus RT that fought against the wind to gain height. Afterwards, few birds were observed before the count was cancelled due to wind.
Non-raptor Observations:
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay 1, Black-billed Magpie 1, Common Raven 7, Horned Lark 14, Mountain Bluebird 26, American Robin 4, Spotted Towhee 1
Predictions:
Tomorrow, expect mixed precipitation overnight, with potential scattered snow showers in the morning through early afternoon. Temperatures are predicted to drop drastically to below freezing with moderate winds from the north. Bring warm layers and prepare for icy and wet trails. We hope to get a full count day in if conditions allow.
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]
Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - [Project Details]
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, and American White Pelican. 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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