Thursday, 12 November 2026

[cobirds] Mount Zion Hawk Watch at Windy Saddle Park (12 Nov 2026) 3 Raptors

Mount Zion Hawk Watch at Windy Saddle Park
Golden, Greater Denver, Colorado, USA

To see hourly weather data and details of migrant raptors, look up this watch at hawkcount.org. This is a new raptor migration site identified and designated in mid-September 2024. This is Colorado's 1st fall hawk watch site, and the second hawk watch in Colorado. To get to the site which is along Lookout Mountain Rd. in Golden, enter either Windy Saddle Park or Mount Zion into Google Maps on your favorite navigation app, or enter the coordinates 39.7368,-105.2454. From the parking lot ascend the stone steps to the watch site. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO THE HAWK WATCH TO ENJOY THE SPECTACLE OF RAPTOR MIGRATION, EVEN IF YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IDENTIFYING RAPTORS IN FLIGHT. We will help you to learn Raptor ID if you are interested. See https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds/c/Oznn4uc6MBk

Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2026
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 270
Osprey 0 1 30
Bald Eagle 0 2 9
Northern Harrier 0 2 31
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 53
Cooper's Hawk 0 8 296
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 109
Red-tailed Hawk 2 113 801
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 194
Ferruginous Hawk 0 0 3
Golden Eagle 1 11 43
American Kestrel 0 12 157
Merlin 0 0 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Prairie Falcon 0 0 2
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 9
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 19
Total: 3 151 2038


Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 3 hours
Official Counter Liza Antony
Observers:



Visitors:
No visitors.

Weather:
Clear skies with a slight haze over Denver in the first hour. No clouds in the sky.

Raptor Observations:
There were no raptors noted in the first hour of observation. The first raptor noted was a RT noted at 11:15 AM. Non migrant raptors: RT 1( Immature)

Non-raptor Observations:
First paraglider noted at 10 AM had no lift.

Predictions:
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.


Report submitted by Liza Antony (liza.antony15@gmail.com)
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