On December 5 or 6th, (can't quite remember now) there was gray gyrfalcon flying itowards the southwest, about a mile south of Mt. Vernon.
Greg Toffic

>>> "Robert Sundstrom" <ixoreus at home.com> 12/16 1:35 PM >>>
Joe and Tweeters,
In response to your query about Gyrs', There was a gray Gyrfalcon at the
Field 90 on the Samish Flats on Dec. 14. When we spotted it, it was several
hundred yards due east of that corner, chasing a Rough-legged Hawk for a
moment. Then it flew east low to the ground and could not be relocated.

Good luck, Bob Sundstrom

----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Mackie <jmackie at cc.wwu.edu>
To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:15 AM
Subject: Gyrs, etc.?


> Dear Tweeters,
>
> I've seen no mention of Gyrfalcons on the west side recently. I'm thinking
> specifically of the Skagit/Samish Flats. Also, any recent sightings of the
> Eurasian Kestrel? And, is there a Prairie Falcon on the flats this winter?
>
> Joe Mackie
> Bellingham
> jmackie at cc.wwu.edu
>