Ontbirds Subscribers: Eric Baldo just sent images of today's (January 11th) Gyrfalcon; it is a different bird to the continuing adult grey morph, which was first seen by Tony Beck and Nina Stavlund in early December. Today's bird is a juvenile grey morph! So, two Gyrs are hunting along the Ottawa River, from Bate Island to the East to Deschenes Rapids to the West. Today's sightings, kicked off thanks to Tom Hanrahan, were from Britannia Filtration Plant. Birders have mentioned that the morning and "lunch hour" is the best time to look for the Gyr(s).
Photos of the Gyrfalcons may be seen here: http://eontbird.ca/?p=12048 Good luck this weekend, Jon _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
