Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (02 Apr 2025) 10 Raptors
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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Golden, Colorado, USA
Visitors:
Thank you to both Kerrie, Patricia, and Chloe for volunteering this morning and for our lovely afternoon crew of Ellie and Ryan. Today was Ellie’s last day volunteering with Dinosaur Ridge this season before she goes off to work with warblers in North Carolina for a few months before heading off to Alaska! Thank you for all of the hours you put into the ridge this season! We had a total of 7 visitors on the ridge today. 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 was consistent with 20% cloud cover, winds up to 25 mph, and temperatures around 8C.
Raptor Observations:
Activity of local and migrating raptors was relatively low today. All migrant movement happened in the earlier hours of the count, a few highlights being an eye-level Osprey and a line of 6 Turkey Vultures. Local raptor highlights included a male AMKE and adult SSHA. They were seen consistently around the platform today, the SSHA even made a bold pass right between two of the volunteers!
Non-raptor Observations:
White-throated Swift 1, Northern Flicker 2, Black-billed Magpie 2, American Crow 1, Common Raven 2, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Mountain Chickadee 1, Mountain Bluebird 4, Western Bluebird 11, Dark-eyed Junco 1, Spotted Towhee 3
Predictions:
Mixture of rain and snow in the afternoon beginning around 14:00, winds up to 15 mph out of the NE, and temperatures right around 0C.
Report submitted by Official Counter of the day shown above (dinor...@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: Apr 02, 2025 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 7 | 13 | 54 |
| Osprey | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| American Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 6 | 271 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| American Kestrel | 1 | 3 | 105 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipitrine | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 10 | 29 | 602 |
| Observation start time: | 09:00:00 |
| Observation end time: | 17:00:00 |
| Total observation time: | 8 hours |
| Official Counter | Emma Riley, Audrey Anderson |
| Observers: | Eleanor Meng , Karrie Lagon , Patricia Galli, Ryan Gannon |
Visitors:
Thank you to both Kerrie, Patricia, and Chloe for volunteering this morning and for our lovely afternoon crew of Ellie and Ryan. Today was Ellie’s last day volunteering with Dinosaur Ridge this season before she goes off to work with warblers in North Carolina for a few months before heading off to Alaska! Thank you for all of the hours you put into the ridge this season! We had a total of 7 visitors on the ridge today. 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 was consistent with 20% cloud cover, winds up to 25 mph, and temperatures around 8C.
Raptor Observations:
Activity of local and migrating raptors was relatively low today. All migrant movement happened in the earlier hours of the count, a few highlights being an eye-level Osprey and a line of 6 Turkey Vultures. Local raptor highlights included a male AMKE and adult SSHA. They were seen consistently around the platform today, the SSHA even made a bold pass right between two of the volunteers!
Non-raptor Observations:
White-throated Swift 1, Northern Flicker 2, Black-billed Magpie 2, American Crow 1, Common Raven 2, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Mountain Chickadee 1, Mountain Bluebird 4, Western Bluebird 11, Dark-eyed Junco 1, Spotted Towhee 3
Predictions:
Mixture of rain and snow in the afternoon beginning around 14:00, winds up to 15 mph out of the NE, and temperatures right around 0C.
Report submitted by Official Counter of the day shown above (dinor...@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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