Subject: Gyrfalcon and Turkey Vultures in Thurston Co.
Date: Mar 13 18:11:19 2002
From: Ruth Sullivan - GODWIT at worldnet.att.net


Hello Gary,
Presuming this is the bird Rogewr Orness posted,or is this onother
Gyrfalcon?
You mention we found a Gyrfalcon,instead the bird what Rogers found on 3-12
yesterday.


Ruth Sullivan
Tacoma
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Wiles <wilesharkey at yahoo.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: Gyrfalcon and Turkey Vultures in Thurston Co.


> Tweeters,
>
> Today, Jason Paulios and I explored the Rochester-Grand Mound area of
> southwestern Thurston County with White-tailed Kites being our target
> bird. Despite having rain showers during much of the morning, we had a
> number of highlights including a Gyrfalcon, Turkey Vultures, and a Rufous
> Hummingbird, as listed below for various locations.
>
> Moon Rd. SW, northwest of Rochester and about 3/4 mile north of U.S. 12
>
> American Kestrel - 1
> Mourning Dove - 7
> Western Scrub-Jay - 2
>
>
> Prather Rd SW, south of Grand Mound and 1.5 miles west of I-5
>
> Turkey Vulture - 5
> American Kestrel - 1
> Violet-green Swallow - 1 or 2 in a flock of 20 Tree Swallows over a farm
> pond
> Western Meadowlarks - about 25 in one flock in a stubble-filled crop field
>
>
> Meadows Rd., 1/4 mile south of Prather Rd SW and about 1/2 mile west of
> Old Highway 99, can be reached via 219th Ave
>
> Gyrfalcon - 1, the bird appeared to be transitioning from a pale gray
> immature to an adult. We watched it for about 30 minutes in the middle of
> a large open field, sitting first on a fence post, then on a powerpole.
> Both perches were about 200 yards south of Meadows Rd., which placed the
> bird just inside the Thurston County line.
>
>
> Goodrich and Wagner Rds, just south of the Thurston-Lewis County boundary
> and west of Old Highway 99. We drove here hoping to get better looks of
> the Gyrfalcon from the Lewis County side of the field, which did not
> happen, however we did find:
>
> White-tailed Kite -1
> Rufous Hummingbird - 1 male at the intersection of Goodrich and Wagner
> Western Scrub-Jay - 1
>
> Gary Wiles
> Tumwater, WA
> wilesharkey at yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
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