Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Emma Riley
Observers: Eileen Warner
Visitors:
Thanks so much to Eileen Warner for coming out this afternoon to help spot
migrants and enjoy the local raptor activity with me. We saw a total of 44
visitors on the ridge today, many of them coming to the Dakota Ridge Trail
due to Mathew/Winters Park is closed currently.
Weather:
We had another beautiful spring day on the ridge today with warm
temperatures and scattered clouds for most of the day. Clouds cleared
almost completely out in the afternoon. Winds shifted between SE and NE
today.
Raptor Observations:
4 RT were the only migrants seen today but we got great looks at a few of
them. Migrants stuck to an overhead/central line consistently today, while
local raptors could be seen everywhere all day long. RT, GE, BE, and CH
were all seen in the area today not migrating. The GE are the main subject
of harassment from smaller raptors and corvids nearby.
Non-raptor Observations:
Passerine activity is typical for early spring with BCCH, DEJU, WOSJ, and
CORA the main species seen today.
Predictions:
Temperatures drop tomorrow as Tuesday's stormfront approaches us. Winds are
expected to be out of the N tomorrow with moderate cloud cover. Conditions
could be good for a small push tomorrow if there are birds ready to move.
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Report submitted by Official Counter (<j.f.peters58...>)
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,
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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