Brandon That’s a remarkable total birds detected. Thanks for organizing our state’s Bird Count
Cheers, Bob > On Mar 11, 2024, at 2:20 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/topics> > Google Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > > Topic digest <> > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/topics> > Colorado Christmas Bird Counts Final Results (2023-2024) > <x-msg://2/#group_thread_0> - 2 Updates > Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists (10 Mar 2024) 13 Raptors > <x-msg://2/#group_thread_1> - 1 Update > Colorado Christmas Bird Counts Final Results (2023-2024) > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/8cb612acc5f846a0?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Brandon <[email protected]>: Mar 10 07:49PM -0600 > > Hi all, > > Colorado had 51 official Christmas Bird Counts conducted this past winter > (December 14-January 5). This year Colorado counts found 217 species on > count day, plus two during count week. The total birds counted was way up > from last winter (763,932) compared to (669,780) in 2022-2023 (same number > of counts). Quite a few count reached the 100+ species number on count day: > Pueblo Reservoir (129), Penrose (118), Fort Collins (112), Colorado Springs > (111), John Martin Reservoir (108), Boulder (107), North JeffCo (102), > Denver (101), and Loveland (101). Another six counts made it to the 90-99 > species range. Crook in north eastern Colorado, counted the most birds > (111,274), thanks to the large number of Snow Geese). There were a lot of > highlights, Colorado's first Christmas Bird Count record, of Pomarine > Jaeger at Pueblo Reservoir, also a first for count week for any Colorado > CBC, was a Laughing Gull there as well. A few other CBRC review species > were reported: Mexican Duck, Yellow-billed Loon, Pacific Wren, and Eastern > Towhee. A surprising seven species of shorebirds were found, Dunlin on two > counts and Long-billed Dowitchers on one count. Blue-winged Teal, Turkey > Vulture, Osprey, Franklin's Gull, Chipping Sparrow are all quite rare in > winter in Colorado. There's always some interesting water birds this year: > Trumpeter and Tundra Swans, plus feral Mute Swans, White-winged Scoters, > Black Scoter, Long-tailed Ducks, Red-throated Loon and Pacific Loons, > Red-necked Grebe, Short-billed, Glaucous and Great Black-backed Gulls. It > was nice that White-tailed Ptarmigan, Dusky and Sharp-tailed Grouse, > Gunnison Sage-Grouse and Greater Prairie-Chickens were all found on a > Christmas Bird Count in Colorado this past winter. Nine species of owls > were found. All three species of regular sapsuckers were found, six > Yellow-bellied, four Red-naped, and three Williamson's. The Phoebe show was > a bit crazy, 109 Say's Phoebes, six Black Phoebes, two Eastern Phoebes! > There were 21 Winter Wrens, one Carolina Wren, eight Hermit Thrush, one > Varied Thrush, six Gray Catbirds, one Brown Thrasher, one Sage Thrasher, > and four Northern Mockingbirds. Only Steamboat Springs found Bohemian > Waxwings (19), and only Fort Collins found a Common Redpoll on count day. > Chestnut-collared and Thick-billed Longspurs were found, neither are > regular in winter in Colorado, and two Snow Buntings as well. The warblers > were surprising, eight species were found. Black-and-white, Tennessee, > Orange-crowned, Black-throated Blue, two Pines, Yellow-throated, and a > count week Common Yellowthroat, along with 236 Yellow-rumped Warblers. A > few other sparrows of note: a Field, two Fox, 23 Harris's, 10 > White-throated, Savannah on three counts, 24 Lincoln's, and 29 Swamp. Three > Pine Grosbeaks wandered to Weldona-Fort Morgan on the eastern plains. My > full summary has been sent to National Audubon and will be on their website > at some point. > > Thanks to all the compilers, participants, and feeder watchers who have > helped with Colorado Christmas Bird Counts this past winter, and other past > winters. > > > Brandon Percival > Colorado CBC Regional Editor > Pueblo West, CO > linda hodges <[email protected]>: Mar 10 08:03PM -0600 > > Thank you for taking the time and energy to compile and share this with us, > Brandon. It's always interesting to see which species' numbers are > increasing and which are new to the count. > > Did you happen to notice what species' numbers, if any, were down > significantly this year? Or missing altogether? > > Again, your work is truly appreciated, > Linda > > *Linda Hodges* > > *Colorado Springs* > > > > Back to top <x-msg://2/#digest_top>Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field > Ornithologists (10 Mar 2024) 13 Raptors > <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/4a89265729ed9738?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > [email protected]: Mar 11 02:01AM > > Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists > Colorado, USA > Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 10, 2024 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total > ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- > Black Vulture 0 0 0 > Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 > Osprey 0 0 0 > Bald Eagle 1 12 12 > Northern Harrier 0 0 0 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 > Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2 > American Goshawk 0 0 0 > Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 > Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 > Red-tailed Hawk 10 67 67 > Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 > Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 > Ferruginous Hawk 1 4 4 > Golden Eagle 0 3 3 > American Kestrel 0 2 2 > Merlin 0 0 0 > Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 > Prairie Falcon 0 2 2 > Mississippi Kite 0 0 0 > Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 > Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 > Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 > Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 > Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 > > Total: 13 92 92 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Observation start time: 09:00:00 > Observation end time: 18:00:00 > Total observation time: 9 hours > > Official Counter: Dustin Kohler > > Observers: Archer Silverman, Janet Peters, Zach Hope > > Visitors: > We had 85 visitors at the ridge today including an extreme runner who was > running close to 23 miles today, so she could practice for a 100 mile > run!!! We also had a guy who performed one of the best Bald Eagle > impressions I have ever heard visit the ridge. > > Zach Hope, Archer Silverman, and Janet Peters joined me on the ridge today > helping me observe the native wildlife. > > > Weather: > Beautiful day up on the ridge, if not a little hot. Changing wind from SE > to NE, but all in all a good day. > > Raptor Observations: > Migrants were seen in all directions around us. Our 2nd Cooper's hawk of > the year was seen over bare slope to the west. > > We saw 2 local Bald Eagles, a local Golden Eagle, and a local Coopers Hawk. > > Non-raptor Observations: > Possibly the same Woodhouse's Scrub-jay hanging out around the site along > with the Townsend's Solitare. Mountain Bluebirds are still on the move. > > We saw some local Mule deer on both sides of Highway 70. > > Predictions: > Tomorrow looks to be a warm overcast day which is great for migration. The > wend shifts from a western wind to a favorable to migrants > south/southeastern wind. Join me tomorrow up on the ridge for a likely > amazing day. > ======================================================================== > Report submitted by Janet Peters ([email protected]) > Dinosaur Ridge - Denver Field Ornithologists information may be found at: > http://www.dfobirds.org <http://www.dfobirds.org/> > > > More site information at hawkcount.org: > https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=123 > > 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 a Hawk > Counter and volunteers from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM from March 1st to May 10th, > weather permitting. > > 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) > Back to top <x-msg://2/#digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. > You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/join>. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. 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