I concur - definitely a Gyr! Now where around Othello was it seen?

Hans Feddern

On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Barry Ulman <ubarry at qwest.net> wrote:

> I would also agree that this is a young Gyrfalcon. It is rather heavy-set
> for a falcon, and is more or less uniformly colored top and bottom. The
> bird has the suggestion of a mustache, which I have seen on Gyrfalcons.
> Nice picture.
>
> Barry Ulman
> Bellingham, WA.
>
>
> On Apr 6, 2012, at 12:13 PM, Joe Mackie wrote:
>
> I concur with Kelly's ID on this really magnificent bird (and great
> photo): juvenile Gyrfalcon. It would seem more likely to see this species
> in that location than Peregrine or Goshawk, too.
>
> Cheers,
> Joe Mackie
> Bellingham
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Nancy Wagner <nancy at nancywagnerphotography.com>
> *To:* tweeters at u.washington.edu
> *Sent:* Friday, April 06, 2012 11:44 AM
> *Subject:* [Tweeters] Is this a peregrine or a goshawk?
>
> I?ve been looking for sandhill cranes near Othello, and got lucky enough
> to see what I think is a goshawk in the fields just east of Othello. I saw
> it yesterday. I thought it was a large, stocky red-tailed hawk at first
> glance, and almost kept going. But I decided to get a closer look, and was
> so excited when I looked through my lens to see that big brown eye and
> telltale mustache! Question is, I?m unsure what I?ve seen?is it a peregrine
> or a goshawk?so I?d appreciate any feedback. I didn?t see the white behind
> the eye the prairie falcon has, so I eliminated that possibility. I posted
> a photo on my blog at:
>
> http://nancywagnerphotography.blogspot.com/2012/04/which-falcon.html
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nancy Wagner
> Bothell, WA
> Nancy AT nancywagnerphotography.com
>
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