Subject: Snohomish Gyrfalcon
Date: Dec 22 09:16:26 2001
From: Michael Dossett - phainopepla at yahoo.com


I have heard others report that it is there.
Unfortunately I don't believe this bird (or any
gyrfalcon for that matter) exists. I am now 0 for 6
on this bird and 0 for 21 on gyrfalcons overall...

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
phainopepla at yahoo.com


--- Grace&Ed Kane <kane3d2001 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I believe the Snohomish Gyr is back in residence at
> the same location it was
> found last year. At 4:00 p.m. today I found the
> bird perched at the very
> top of a leafless tree in the middle of a green
> field south of Snohomish.
> Take Lincoln St south from Second St in
> Snohomish(turns into the
> Snohomish-Monroe Rd) After 1.5 miles there are a
> couple of tall, leafless
> trees off in the field on the right (southwest). I
> wouldn't call this an
> absolute ID as the light was failing and I had only
> my binos (a scope would
> definitely be handy here). I did note the heavy
> body, wings that come
> noticeably short of the tail tip and the white
> foreneck. I would guess it
> to be a grey phase adult.
> Anyone else seen this bird? Back me up? Shoot me
> down?
>
> Ed Kane
> kane3d2001 at yahoo.com
>
>
>
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