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Patch Birding Trip - Get to know a birding hotspot favored by the leader.
Mount Zion Hawk Watch at Windy Saddle Park
(Patch Birding Trip)
10/6/2024
8:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Leader:
Ajit Antony aiantony@earthlink.net or 9144757819
Liza Antony liza.antony15@gmail.com or 9142132869
Trip Difficulty: Moderate
Directions
Meet at Lookout Parking Lot at 2151 Lookout Mountain Rd in Golden.
View Meeting Place on Google Maps
This trip is limited to the first 10 registrations.
Habitats to bird: Conifer Forest, Scrub
Join the DFO on this trip to the Mount Zion hawk watch. This is a new hawk watch we started this September, and the only fall hawk watch in Colorado. We are likely to see Red-tails, Swainson’s and Ferruginous Hawk, Kestrel, Golden Eagle, and accipiters – Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawk.
Identifying flying raptors is very different from identifying them perched. The criteria used are different, with less emphasis on color of different parts, and a greater emphasis on structure and flight style. Many of the raptors at this site can be distant, but we will focus on those that are near and moderate distance, relatively easily findable.
Bring your binoculars, scope if you have one, camera, bird books, snacks/lunch, drinks and sunscreen. There is a 15 minute steep walk up to the hawk watch site with 287 steps.
You can get a free Raptor ID, an app from Hawk Watch International for Android and iPhone.
To view this year’s results at the Mount Zion hawk watch, go to:
https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?r=on&rsite=968&go=Go+To+Hawkwatch+Profile
and click on the monthly or daily reports in the left sidebar.
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