Hey Derek, I had the Gyr just south of that site (in Pineridge Natural Area) January 20, roughly 4:30 in the afternoon. It was perched briefly on one of the large power poles before flying west toward Horsetooth Reservoir. In subsequent searching, I haven’t seen it again.
Sean Walters Fort Collins, CO > On Feb 5, 2021, at 7:14 PM, Derek Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > COBirders, > Has anyone seen the Larimer County Gyrfalcon lately? Last update I see is > from the day after Christmas so I thought I'd share. This afternoon 5 Feb > 2:45pm at a job site in SW Ft. Collins at the northeast corner of W. Drake Rd > & Overland was quite the bird. This is just below the S end of Horsetooth > Reservoir. At first glance coming head-on I took it to be just a Red-tailed > Hawk doing their rowing flight they often do to power on through at low > altitude. As it very quickly passed overhead the wingshape and cadence > quickly made it obvious this was no Buteo! The absolute thickest bodied, > most massive falcon I've ever seen. It was so fast I didn't get much of a > study, but enough. No black armpits, pretty unremarkable pattern, but the > massive body and wide wings were astounding. The only other Gyr I've seen was > the Texas bird several years back, which never left its perch during our > observation. So, the first time seeing a Gyr in flight is something else. > Good birding, > Derek Hill > Loveland, CO > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/69ae1b5b-7a84-4a36-9e83-c47053232220n%40googlegroups.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/FD9633B4-B4B4-4825-88FF-7C6061511179%40gmail.com.
