Date: 3/27/25 1:30 pm From: David Guertin <00000d40dcd17dfd-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Huge falcon at Dead Creek WMA March 25
First-year peregrines are mostly brown and streaky. To me that looks
like a first-year peregrine, and chasing ducks around Dead Creek is one
of their favorite activities. :-) That's still a great observation!
Dave G.
On 3/27/25 3:51 PM, Toni Mikula wrote:
> I added some photos of the falcon. The second photo where you can see the
> head looks very much like a peregrine, but in the last photo you can see it
> is actually quite brown and not slate gray like an adult peregrine.
> Thoughts on ID appreciated!
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S221158722 >
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM Richard Littauer <richard.littauer...>
> wrote:
>
>> Gyrfalcons are known from that location, but they've been very rare for the
>> past decade. That sounds like an excellent day birding!
>>
>> R
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM Toni Mikula <wldlfgrl...> wrote:
>>
>>> Was at Dead Creek viewing area around 5:30 pm Tuesday and a big falcon
>> was
>>> chasing ducks. My first thought was dark gyrfalcon because it was bigger
>>> than any peregrine I’ve ever seen and didn’t seem as “pointy”. It also
>>> pursued the ducks in level flight and never attempted a stoop. I know
>>> peregrine is much more likely in this area though so I’m just not sure.
>>> Wondering if anyone else saw it?
>>>
>>
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