Date: 3/27/25 3:34 pm From: Toni Mikula <wldlfgrl...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Huge falcon at Dead Creek WMA March 25
Thanks. Since no one else reported a gyrfalcon I figured that must be the
case. Biggest one I’ve ever seen though. She must be catching lots of ducks!
On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM David Guertin <
<00000d40dcd17dfd-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> 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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