I sat for a long stakeout on Tuesday from 11 to almost 2 and didn't see it
but I did enjoy several other raptor species including a rough legged hawk
and a ferruginous hawk. I went back on Thursday from 10:30 to noon and
still no luck. That day I only saw ravens, one magpie, and one ferruginous
Nice to see some discussion of this. When I saw the Gyrfalcon a week or so
ago, it caught and began feeding on what I presumed was a meadowlark. While
feeding, it was buzzed by another very similarly sized falcon. The other
falcon disappeared almost immediately, so I was unsure of what it was,
A nice analysis by Dave Leatherman. I'd also point out that part of what gives
Prairie Falcons a dark-armpitted look in flight, the contrastingly dark flanks,
is also quite apparent while perched. This is demonstrated well by Dave's
images; compare the even streaking/barring through the
Dave, thank you for your excellent comparison of markings, a fine discussion
and the two helpful photographs. If I may further add to your description, as
a falconer and someone who has worked with males and females of both species:
I've been told by several experienced raptor watchers who've
[image: IMG_0533 (2).JPG]
Managed to take a low-quality photo before it flew away. What a privilege
to see such a powerful and inspiring bird!
*The birds are happy, and so am I*
~Caleb Alons
On Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 3:16:33 PM UTC-7, Nick Komar wrote:
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> West TRILBY. RD pole on South
Hi Gary,
You were very lucky. Hope your Raptor Alley day goes well. I stopped on
Trilby west of Taft at 11 and again at 1:15 and no sign of the Gyr.
Cheers,
Adrian Lakin
Mead, CO
On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 1:30:59 PM UTC-7, The "Nunn Guy" wrote:
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> Hi all
>
> Gyrfalcon (Fort Collins
I staked out west Trilby road from 7:40 to 8:30 am this morning and there
was no sign of the Gyrfalcon. A thick fog was blanketing the landscape for
most of the time, so visibility was not ideal.
Joe Kipper,
Fort Collins
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I staked out the Trilby Rd. today from 7:30 to 8:30 and no sign of the Gyr.
However, others have told me that Sunday is likely no the best for the
bird; since the landfill is closed and there is no one to stir up the
trash, the gull activity is basically zero.
Good luck,
Joe Kipper
Fort Collins
Way to go Brandon!
Another shot at a ridiculous policy.
This censorship by eBird shows just how important Cobirds is.
Ira Sanders
On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 6:00 PM Brandon wrote:
> You can see Diane's excellent photos pf the Gyrfalcon at
>
You can see Diane's excellent photos pf the Gyrfalcon at
https://ebird.org/profile/NjczOTc0/US-CO
Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 5:58 PM Joe Kipper wrote:
> Diane, any photos of the Gyrfalcon will not be visible to anyone but you
>> on your checklist, even if the bird
>
> Diane, any photos of the Gyrfalcon will not be visible to anyone but you
> on your checklist, even if the bird is confirmed, because ebird labels that
> bird as a sensitive species. In fact, the Gyrfalcon itself will not even
> show as one of the species on the checklist to the public,
We didn’t see him catch is prey and couldn’t tell what he was eating through
the scope . We did see pigeons fly up on occasion so it could’ve been one of
them but I was also wondering if he would go for one of the many magpies that
were there.
Who knew that staring through the scope at the
Do you know what type of prey it caught?
Joe Kipper
Fort Collins
On Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 7:37:36 PM UTC-7, joe.ki...@gmail.com
wrote:
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> I was unable to find the Gyrfalcon today at 2:00pm at the landfill.
> As far as I know no one else has seen it today either, but I have yet to
>
My apologies...In the excitement of the moment I got the street names mixed
up and in my report earlier today. We saw the gyrfalcon at Trilby and Taft
at 10am this morning...not Trilby and Shields.
Georgia Doyle
Fort Collins
On Sun, Dec 23, 2018, 10:24 AM Georgia Doyle Was just visible ftrom
We first spotted the bird at 10:15 AM from the Larimer County Landfill. It
was perched on one of the tall power poles along Trilby, 3 poles east of
Taft Hill. At 10:45 it left and Nick Komar relocated it 30 minutes later.
It was perched on a fence post ~300 m east of Taft Hill and 400 m N of
On Friday, December 21, 2018 at 12:25:02 PM UTC-7, sheflew wrote:
> CoBirders,
>
> The Gyrfalcon had a fly by today at 11:20. It flew from the dump south across
> Trilby Rd. It landed somewhere before the next ridge.
>
> Sue Riffe
> Sent from my iPhone
It was great to see.
Tom Hall - Fort
Gyrfalcon was perched on Trilby Rd. west of Taft Hill for quite some time
this afternoon and I'm expecting it will be hanging around for a little
while, hopefully long enough for Loveland CBC on Jan. 1st. Just before 2:00
it flew off to the south. Got several photos.
[image:
Hey Christian, are you sure it's not a ferruginous hawk? I was there just a
bit before you and the ferruginous was perching in the exact spot that you
are at. The feruginous hawk will sit in the same spot for a long time - the
gyrfalcon probably won't. Also the falcon is darkish and the
Hello Joe and all,
The eBird daily report you got did not mention Gyr because it never should
at this point. eBird treats this as a "sensitive" species and it is blocked
from most output data. As an aside, it was accepted by reviewers rather
quickly (within 1 hour of it being submitted). I think
Thanks, Tony! Was it seen from Trilby Road again?
Carl Bendorf
Longmont
On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 9:26:21 AM UTC-7, Andrew Bankert wrote:
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> Yesterday I found a Gyfralcon in southern Fort Collins while birding along
> Taft Hill Road. It was refound this morning by a few birders on the
As Tony said, let's all use CObirds!
The eBird daily report I get did not even mention the GYRF, perhaps because
it is in review.
CObirds and eBird have different, overlapping and key roles.
If you use COBirds, please post to CObirds.
If you use the Colorado RBA, please post to CObirds.
Big fan
Thanks to Andy for posting such a timely announcement of the Gyr that enabled
so many of us to be on location at dawn and thus enjoy such a great bird. Such
timeliness really helps all those interested in chasing such a beast to have a
better chance to see it and enables all that are
Here is the link to the photos that have been posted on eBird:
https://ebird.org/species/gyrfal/US-CO. They are a little trickier to find
now that it is considered a sensitive species, but you can still see the
media at least.
The bird is an immature and seems to be a male from what my falconry
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