Deb and Steve Falkowski reported a Gyrfalcon near the town of Virginia on the 17th on the open mine dump hills south of town, on the east side of Manganika Lake. It was=A0viewable by cross-country skiing (or snowshoeing) only -- there are no roads into this area.=A0 =A0
GPS coordinates: Lat 47.49711115876799 Long -92.55912780761719 =A0 =A0 They also said they saw the bird on the 10th, and that it was sitting on the same perch on the 17th.=A0 It was apparently there for nearly an hour and then=A0flew north into town, so it may still be in the area. Jim Lind ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=3Dmou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
