I forgot to mention that the Rochester bird is similar in appearance to the one-day wonder dark Gyrfalcon found by Dave Kennedy in Seneca Falls on 1/29, but given that this appears to be an "invasion" year for this species in the northeast, it's quite possible that it's a different individual.
On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Scott Haber <scotthab...@gmail.com> wrote: > A photographer in a Hawk ID group on Facebook posted some nice photos of a > dark-morph Gyrfalcon (much darker than the Wallkill bird) that was > apparently attacking gulls at Charlotte Pier in Rochester yesterday (2/16). > > I haven't heard of any other sightings or photos, but hopefully some of > the Rochester-area birders can track this bird down if they're willing to > brave the cold! > > -Scott > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
