Golden, Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 04, 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 13 | 13 |
| Observation start time: | 09:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 15:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 6 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley, Soren Zappia |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
It was another slow day along the trail for visitors with a total of 6 stopping by. A few stopped to chat for a bit about birds, travel, and more birds. Thanks to Ric Olson and Ajit Antony for their help spotting birds today!
Weather:
We were back to our warm spring days today with warm temperatures and virtually no clouds in the sky. Winds stayed around a light breeze out of the E/SE today. Thermals were well developed early in the day and birds stayed high.
Raptor Observations:
Migration picked back up today after yesterday's short slow day. Most of our migrants could be seen getting great height in a thermal before gliding to the next. Birds took an overhead to W line generally. We had nice local raptor presence today with Red-tailed Hawks, both eagle species, a male American Kestrel, and two Cooper's Hawks - one being a heavily marked juvenile. While early March may be slow for migrants, we are thoroughly enjoying getting to observe the behavior of the local birds, and spend time sharing it with visitors and volunteers.
Non-raptor Observations:
Feral Pigeon 1, Sandhill Crane 18, Downy Woodpecker 1, Northern Flicker 1, Woodhouse's Scrub Jay 2, American Crow 10, Common Raven 6, American Bushtit 1, Mountain Bluebird 35, Townsend's Solitaire 3, American Robin 3, sparrow sp. 2, House Finch 3, Pine Siskin 5, Spotted Towhee 2
Predictions:
Tomorrow is expected to be warmer than today with some cloud cover and moderate winds in the afternoon. Bring sunglasses and some sunscreen!
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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