Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (20 Apr 2021) Raptors

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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists
Colorado, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 20, 2021
Species	Day's Count	Month Total	Season Total
Black Vulture	0	0	0
Turkey Vulture	0	71	74
Osprey	0	7	7
Bald Eagle	0	6	19
Northern Harrier	0	3	3
Sharp-shinned Hawk	0	33	47
Cooper's Hawk	0	50	61
Northern Goshawk	0	4	8
Red-shouldered Hawk	0	0	0
Broad-winged Hawk	0	3	3
Red-tailed Hawk	0	93	286
Rough-legged Hawk	0	0	1
Swainson's Hawk	0	7	7
Ferruginous Hawk	0	1	8
Golden Eagle	0	3	9
American Kestrel	0	46	48
Merlin	0	6	10
Peregrine Falcon	0	4	8
Prairie Falcon	0	11	12
Mississippi Kite	0	0	0
Unknown Accipiter	0	4	5
Unknown Buteo	0	8	17
Unknown Falcon	0	3	5
Unknown Eagle	0	0	0
Unknown Raptor	0	1	4
Total:	0	364	642

(No count conducted today)



Visitors:
Official Counters please update this entry if you brave the weather and hike up today. Carol Cwiklinski

Weather:
Record cold temperatures and new snow precluded access to observation today.

Raptor Observations:


Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
A chance of snow continues into midweek, but temperatures warm. Earthnullschool shows some potential for migrant movement into our area Wednesday and Thursday.

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Report submitted by DAVID HILL ()
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