Just as I crossed the old Youngs Bay Bridge heading toward
Wireless Rd, I saw a large gray raptor low over the water.
By the time I could pull over and glass it, it was flying
along the bay dike heading toward the Lewis and Clark River.
I was able to watch it long enough to see that it was a
gray phase GYRFALCON (a big one, too, probably female).

As raptor days go, I did pretty well considering I was just
going out to check the gull flock at Hammond....

Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
GYRFALCON
Peregrine Falcon
Snowy Owl (usual SJCR spot)

--
Mike Patterson When I despair, I remember
Astoria, OR that all through history
celata at pacifier.com the way of truth and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers,
and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall.
Think of it...always.
- Mahatma Gandhi

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