Have you ever noticed how deer and elk have wised up and migrate to protected areas during hunting season?
It won't take long for birds of prey to realize that all they have to do is nest on Redgarten Wall and they will be protected. Once they realize they are protected, they will stay year-round.
Pretty soon there will be no climbing allowed in Eldo or The Flatirons because the birds will have taken over.
Don't get me wrong, I love hawks, eagles and falcons, but let them roost on obscure piles that don't include some of the most classic climbs in North America. Let them build their nests on skyscrapers in downtown Denver. Let them eat pigeons!
OK, I know what I just wrote will piss people off. Please don't take it too seriously. I have always respected seasonal wildlife closures and would never advocate climbing in closed areas. Pretty soon they will have to close off the crags to birds because of endagered climbers. These are just some entertaining thoughts to ponder and I do not want to start a string of angry posts in retort to what I was just thowing out in fun.

I really must make a follow up statement about my last comment, which was meant to be humorous. I must admit that my retort was, though slightly sarcastic, really done from a humorous perspective. One of the highlights of climbing in these areas is being able to see these wonderful birds. I'll never forget one time when I was belaying a new climber while he rappelled down the back-side of The Third Flatiron. When he was about twenty feet below me, he flushed a pigeon out of a crack. The pigeon flew up in front of my face, and in the same instant, a peregrine falcon took him out in mid-flight. There was an explosion of feathers and I screamed, "wow!" My partner was unaware of what I had just witnessed and I didn't realize that I scared the wits out of him with my scream. He thought something was wrong and I looked down to see him staring up at me with his eyes bugging out and a horrified expression on his face.
I know that we must abide by these enforced moratoriums and that non-compliance could threaten climbing access.

I'm also somewhat reminded of a cartoon I saw years ago depicting a hunter given a permit for say "Area G." When he gets there, he discovers he has a 3' square permitted area to shoot only up or down and wildlife all around him.

But yeah, wildlife serves a purpose and should be respected. I think what is done at Eldo is a pretty good mgt system; probably the best in balancing conservation of recreational & wildife use.

I have seen both hawk & falcon each take something out of mid-air, really wild to witness. I have also seen magpies go absolutely ballistic toward a raptor encroachment. The raptor was too slow, outnumbered & had to retreat.