Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Emma Riley, Soren Zappia
Observers:
Visitors:
We had a great group from Denver Audubon up this morning for a few hours
and they got to experience a great taste of migration. We had a total of 13
other visitors today.
Thank you to Charlene Warneke for bringing the counters lunch today� you�re
the best.
Thank you to Dale Campau and Ryan Gannon for volunteering their time to
help us spot birds today!
Weather:
The sun was out all day today with minimal cloud cover present. Some
scattered clouds helped us spot birds but didn�t provide much relief from
that strong Colorado sun. Winds were light from the E for most of the day
before switching NW and picking up to about 30 km/h in the last hour.
Raptor Observations:
Migration was off with a bang this morning, putting on a show for the field
trip! We had overhead accipitrines, Red-tailed Hawks, and Turkey Vultures
for everyone to enjoy. After the first two hours of the day birds slowed
down a bit and got higher in their flight lines. Most birds came overhead
or west of us today. We had a nice presence of accipitrines all day.
American Kestrels were missed today.
Local Red-tailed Hawks were especially aggressive today hounding any
migrants that came through. Turkey Vultures continue to move N and S and N
and S all day!
Non-raptor Observations:
White-throated Swift 3, Broad-tailed Hummingbird 1, Ring-billed Gull 1,
Woodhouse's Scrub Jay 1, Black-billed Magpie 2, Common Raven 2,
Black-capped Chickadee 2, American Bushtit 3, House Finch 3, Eurasian
Siskin 1, Spotted Towhee 1
Predictions:
Winds are predicted to be strong tomorrow but hopefully we still have birds
moving. If you are planning on coming up, bring an extra layer!
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Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at:
www.dinosaurridgehawkwatch.org
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, and
American White Pelican. 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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