Gyrfalcons come in a variety of colors, from nearly pure, Snowy Owl white with scattered dark feather edging, to nearly all sooty black, usually with some light streaking and spotting on the chest and belly. David's bird fits cleanly in the middle, with dusky gray back and face and mostly pale underside. That is what is currently known as "gray," and is the most common form to reach our area. In fact, I've personally never seen anything except Gyrfalcons colored like this.
I hope it sticks around. Kevin ________________________________ From: John and Sue Gregoire <k...@empacc.net> Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 7:23 AM To: Asher Hockett Cc: Kevin J. McGowan; k...@empacc.net; Caroline Manring; CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon Dorsal appearance plays in that call Asher, and I believe from Dave K's photo that this is a dark phase. All three appear light on the ventral side with the beautiful white gyr a real eye stopper. Many years ago (late 70s I think) we enjoyed all three at one time at a quarry in SE Pennsylvania. Caravans of birders racing through Amish country was something the locals surely still talk about. We also remembered one (I think it was a gray) here up at Canoga marsh back around the time when Andy Farnsworth was a student here and several members of the bird club were able to see it hunt. Andy's sharp eyes spotted it while the rest of us stared at blank sky for quite awhile. John -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492' Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ [http://empacc.net/%7Ekestrelhaven/RTHAHY-FrontPImagePIC.jpg]<http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory Burdett New York<http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/> www.empacc.net Connected with the Finger Lakes National Forest and a large hemlock wetland, this 60-acre sanctuary is known as Kestrel Haven Avian Migration ... "Conserve and Create Habitat" On Thu, January 5, 2017 15:58, Asher Hockett wrote: > And the photo from Thorpe Rd is? I am confused because it seems very white, > where it isn't spotted, and not gray at all. > > Asher not-very-experienced-with Gyrfalcons > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Kevin J. McGowan <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: > >> I believe that is true. >> >> Kevin >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John and Sue Gregoire [mailto:k...@empacc.net] >> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:45 PM >> To: Kevin J. McGowan <k...@cornell.edu> >> Cc: Caroline Manring <carolinemanr...@gmail.com>; CAYUGABIRDS-L < >> cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> >> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon >> >> What color phase is the landfill Gyr? Thought it was a gray. >> -- >> John and Sue Gregoire >> Field Ornithologists >> Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory >> 5373 Fitzgerald Road >> Burdett,NY 14818-9626 >> N 42 26.611' W 76 45.492' >> Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ >> "Conserve and Create Habitat" >> >> On Thu, January 5, 2017 13:42, Kevin J. McGowan wrote: >> > Check the legs for jesses. They use a Gyrfalcon to keep gulls away >> > from the landfill over on Rt 414. >> > >> > Kevin >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: bounce-121125912-3493...@list.cornell.edu >> > [mailto:bounce-121125912-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of >> > Caroline Manring >> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 1:32 PM >> > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> >> > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thorpe road Gyrfalcon >> > >> > Here now, 1:30-- no snowies to be seen but several good long looks at >> > a Gyrfalcon on both sides of the road, both on ground and on telephone >> pole! >> > >> > Caroline >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > -- >> > >> > Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave >> > .htm >> > >> > ARCHIVES: >> > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >> > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html >> > >> > Please submit your observations to eBird: >> > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> > >> > -- >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave >> > .htm >> > >> > ARCHIVES: >> > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >> > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html >> > >> > Please submit your observations to eBird: >> > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> > >> > -- >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> >> > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
