Dinosaur Ridge (07 May 2016) Raptors
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May 7, 2016, 6:03:05 PM5/7/16
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Dinosaur Ridge
Colorado, USA
Visitors:
Visitors: A few walkers and one cyclist. A couple of strong runners. Three people walking slowly in the muck up the initial steep portion of the trail with sandbags on their shoulders for exercise made me want to offer my backpack as an alternative.
Weather:
Weather Summary for the final day of the 2016 HawkWatch season. It was a dank and drizzly morning. On arrival with gusting misty winds, the cloud cover seemed to exacerbate the volume of the shooting range on the other side of the hill to an unusually obnoxious level; they actually drowned out the few dirt bikers down in Rooney valley. The cloud cover intensified from the north at 1000 MST preventing visibility beyond 100 meters of the platform. I abandoned observation at 1015 MST.
Raptor Observations:
No raptor observations today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-Raptors seen or heard: Mountain Chickadee (1), Spotted Towhee (2), Broad-Tailed Hummingbird (M) (1), House Finch (1), Western Meadowlark (2), Black-billed Magpie (2), Yellow-Rumped Warblers (~30, see 13 sec video on Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch Volunteers YouTube account)
Predictions:
If, out of habit, you go up the hill next week, don't. Well, do, but no counting allowed. However, you can always count on seeing a plastic GHOW sitting uncomfortably on a pole. Hope to see you all at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies BBQ for the Birds event May 21. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=rewde4fab&oeidk=a07ecdfi0j5fcd64a3d
Report submitted by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (jeff....@birdconservancy.org)
Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at: http://www.birdconservancy.org/
Site Description
Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is the
best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur Ridge may
be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of the Broad-winged
Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger long enough may see
resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie Falcons, in addition to
migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels and
Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern
Goshawk is rare but regular. Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes
Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White
Pelican or Dusky Grouse. Birders are always welcome.
The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from Bird Conservancy of the
Rockies from about 9 AM to around 3 PM from March 1st to May 7th.
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 small signs from the south
side of lot to hawkwatch 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, head through the gate, and walk to
the clearly-visible, flat area at the crest of the ridge.
Colorado, USA
| Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2016 | |||
| Species | Day's Count | Month Total | Season Total |
| Black Vulture | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 0 | 15 | 104 |
| Osprey | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Bald Eagle | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Northern Harrier | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 14 | 58 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 0 | 8 | 57 |
| Northern Goshawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 4 | 254 |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swainson's Hawk | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Ferruginous Hawk | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagle | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| American Kestrel | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| Merlin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Prairie Falcon | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Mississippi Kite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Accipiter | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Unknown Buteo | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Unknown Falcon | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Unknown Eagle | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown Raptor | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total: | 0 | 59 | 649 |
| Observation start time: | 09:15:00 |
| Observation end time: | 10:15:00 |
| Total observation time: | 1 hours |
| Official Counter | Mike Fernandez |
| Observers: |
Visitors:
Visitors: A few walkers and one cyclist. A couple of strong runners. Three people walking slowly in the muck up the initial steep portion of the trail with sandbags on their shoulders for exercise made me want to offer my backpack as an alternative.
Weather:
Weather Summary for the final day of the 2016 HawkWatch season. It was a dank and drizzly morning. On arrival with gusting misty winds, the cloud cover seemed to exacerbate the volume of the shooting range on the other side of the hill to an unusually obnoxious level; they actually drowned out the few dirt bikers down in Rooney valley. The cloud cover intensified from the north at 1000 MST preventing visibility beyond 100 meters of the platform. I abandoned observation at 1015 MST.
Raptor Observations:
No raptor observations today.
Non-raptor Observations:
Non-Raptors seen or heard: Mountain Chickadee (1), Spotted Towhee (2), Broad-Tailed Hummingbird (M) (1), House Finch (1), Western Meadowlark (2), Black-billed Magpie (2), Yellow-Rumped Warblers (~30, see 13 sec video on Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch Volunteers YouTube account)
Predictions:
If, out of habit, you go up the hill next week, don't. Well, do, but no counting allowed. However, you can always count on seeing a plastic GHOW sitting uncomfortably on a pole. Hope to see you all at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies BBQ for the Birds event May 21. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=rewde4fab&oeidk=a07ecdfi0j5fcd64a3d
Report submitted by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (jeff....@birdconservancy.org)
Dinosaur Ridge information may be found at: http://www.birdconservancy.org/
Site Description
Dinosaur Ridge is the only regularly staffed hawkwatch in Colorado and is the
best place in the world to see migrating Ferruginous Hawks. Dinosaur Ridge may
be the best place in the country to see the rare dark morph of the Broad-winged
Hawk (a few are seen each spring). Hawkwatchers who linger long enough may see
resident Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Prairie Falcons, in addition to
migrating Swainson's, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels and
Turkey Vultures. Peregrine Falcons and Ferruginous Hawks are uncommon; Northern
Goshawk is rare but regular. Non-raptor species include Rock Wren, and sometimes
Bushtit, Western Bluebird, Sandhill Crane, White-throated Swift, American White
Pelican or Dusky Grouse. Birders are always welcome.
The hawkwatch is generally staffed by volunteers from Bird Conservancy of the
Rockies from about 9 AM to around 3 PM from March 1st to May 7th.
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 small signs from the south
side of lot to hawkwatch 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, head through the gate, and walk to
the clearly-visible, flat area at the crest of the ridge.
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