Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (06 Apr 2023) 39 Raptors
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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA
Visitors:
Visitors are once again welcome to the hawk watch.
Weather:
We experienced clear skies and moderate SE winds all day. The sky had a haze which made it seem as though binoculars were not quite focused. The cloudless skies made it a challenge to locate birds.
Raptor Observations:
Thank you to Gary Rossmiller, Mariane and Dave Erickson for helping on the ridge today. Migrating raptors were seen far and wide. We had several close birds on the ridge, a dark morph adult red tailed Hawk, an immature bald eagle, an adult light ferruginous hawk, and several American kestrels. Otherwise birds were flying very high, or along the western ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
White throated swifts. The Dakota Ridge trail is now open for all uses beginning tomorrow. Hawk watchers no longer need to wear high visibility vests. The trail is mostly dry, and the snow is mostly melted making an easy traverse to the top through burned areas of the fire.
Predictions:
Good weather is predicted for tomorrow.
Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at: http://www.dfobirds.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 06, 2023 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 10 | 12 | 27 |
| Osprey | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 5 | 7 | 294 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| American Kestrel | 17 | 28 | 88 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total: | 39 | 69 | 600 |
| Observation start time: | 08:30:00 |
| Observation end time: | 16:30:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Carol Cwiklinski |
| Observers: | Dave Erickson, Gary Rossmiller, Marianne Erickson |
Visitors:
Visitors are once again welcome to the hawk watch.
Weather:
We experienced clear skies and moderate SE winds all day. The sky had a haze which made it seem as though binoculars were not quite focused. The cloudless skies made it a challenge to locate birds.
Raptor Observations:
Thank you to Gary Rossmiller, Mariane and Dave Erickson for helping on the ridge today. Migrating raptors were seen far and wide. We had several close birds on the ridge, a dark morph adult red tailed Hawk, an immature bald eagle, an adult light ferruginous hawk, and several American kestrels. Otherwise birds were flying very high, or along the western ridge.
Non-raptor Observations:
White throated swifts. The Dakota Ridge trail is now open for all uses beginning tomorrow. Hawk watchers no longer need to wear high visibility vests. The trail is mostly dry, and the snow is mostly melted making an easy traverse to the top through burned areas of the fire.
Predictions:
Good weather is predicted for tomorrow.
Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at: http://www.dfobirds.org
More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile] [Day Summary] [Month Summary]
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