Alex and Tweeters,

Most definitely an immature GYRFALCON. A darned good bird, and pretty good
photos, too!

Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net




-----Original Message-----
From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of A Mackenzie
Sent: February-20-11 10:37 AM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Raptor ID help please


Hello,

While birding the Skagit yesterday (2/19) I came across a raptor I
couldn't ID - I got two photos which are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mizmak/5461690419/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mizmak/5461690425/

The bird was about 16-18 inches. It was in a turnoff on Moore Road just
east of where Best Rd meets Moore (near the bridge). There was a
photographer there when we arrived who had much better equipment but I
didn't get his name.

Any help is much appreciated!

Thank you kindly,
Alex MacKenzie
Seattle