April 12, 2025
Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch is excited to announce the Raptorthon fundraiser this year on April 12th! Raptorthon raises funds for Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch and its partner Hawk Migration Association (HMA) who work in tandem to collect and distribute essential raptor migration data from seasonal hawk counts.
Raptorthon is a sponsored bird count, with a main focus on raptors. The goal is to see the most significant number of raptor species (and all other bird species) during a 24-hour-period.
Please consider donating to support our Raptorthon team, The Mile High Raptors, and keep Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch running year after year.
Donate: https://www.hawkmigration.org/product/the-mile-high-raptors/
50% of the raised funds are donated to the Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch and 50% goes towards HMA to support its grant programs for education and research efforts as well as for projects such as the Raptor Population Index and HawkCount.org. All money raised supports raptor monitoring!
We also welcome your participation! The count will happen over 24 hours on April 12th (rain day April 13) in an 8-mile radius birding circle shown below around Dinosaur Ridge. Everyone can be a part of the team by birding within the circle individually or as part of a group on April 12. eBird lists can then be shared with the dinoridgehawkwatch eBird account and will contribute towards The Mile High Raptors team's total species count.
Thank you for your contribution and your support for The Mile High Raptors Dinosaur Ridge Hawk Watch Raptorthon team!
