Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (10 Mar 2025) 5 Raptors
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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Golden, Colorado, USA
Visitors:
Thank you to all of the volunteer observers who helped spot raptors and push through the windy afternoon! We continue to have a great amount of support at the ridge this season and couldn't be more grateful for you all. A total of 40 visitors were seen at the hawk watch today, with a few people coming to the site to eat lunch. 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:
Today started out idyllic with scattered clouds, light winds from the NNE, and pleasant temperatures. Winds continued from the NE direction longer than predicted, but eventually turned to W winds in the afternoon. Winds picked up in the afternoon with gusts up to 32 km/h.
Raptor Observations:
Migrants today took an overhead line giving us great views of both adult and immature RT. The one migrant that didn't come overhead was an adult Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk that flew along the west ridge. This was our first Harlan's of the year, and as always it was a stunning bird with an especially light tail. Local RT continue to be seen en masse, again with up to 6 seen at one time. BE and GE were missed all day, with 2 visitors of course hoping to see GE today. One male AK was seen perched and flying across the ridge just south of the count platform.
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Flicker 1, Woodhouse's Scrub Jay 1, Black-billed Magpie 2, Common Raven 6, Black-capped Chickadee 2, American Bushtit 25, Mountain Bluebird 3, House Finch 1
Predictions:
Winds are supposed to shift back to the E tomorrow for most of the day, hopefully bringing in a few more migrants than we've seen the last two days with our W winds. Temperatures are supposed to remain very pleasant through Thursday.
Report submitted by Official Counter (j.f.pe...@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)
Golden, Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2025 | |||
| 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 4 | 32 | 32 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 5 | 48 | 48 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley |
| Observers: | Clay Gibson, Eileen Warner , Eleanor Weng , Michael Serruto, Shannon Campbell |
Visitors:
Thank you to all of the volunteer observers who helped spot raptors and push through the windy afternoon! We continue to have a great amount of support at the ridge this season and couldn't be more grateful for you all. A total of 40 visitors were seen at the hawk watch today, with a few people coming to the site to eat lunch. 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:
Today started out idyllic with scattered clouds, light winds from the NNE, and pleasant temperatures. Winds continued from the NE direction longer than predicted, but eventually turned to W winds in the afternoon. Winds picked up in the afternoon with gusts up to 32 km/h.
Raptor Observations:
Migrants today took an overhead line giving us great views of both adult and immature RT. The one migrant that didn't come overhead was an adult Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk that flew along the west ridge. This was our first Harlan's of the year, and as always it was a stunning bird with an especially light tail. Local RT continue to be seen en masse, again with up to 6 seen at one time. BE and GE were missed all day, with 2 visitors of course hoping to see GE today. One male AK was seen perched and flying across the ridge just south of the count platform.
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Flicker 1, Woodhouse's Scrub Jay 1, Black-billed Magpie 2, Common Raven 6, Black-capped Chickadee 2, American Bushtit 25, Mountain Bluebird 3, House Finch 1
Predictions:
Winds are supposed to shift back to the E tomorrow for most of the day, hopefully bringing in a few more migrants than we've seen the last two days with our W winds. Temperatures are supposed to remain very pleasant through Thursday.
Report submitted by Official Counter (j.f.pe...@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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