Anybody see the gyr today? Might make a run out there. Thx! Larry Sent from my iPhone.
On Feb 27, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Luke Ormand <[email protected]> wrote: > The following is from Jerry Liguori (author of several books on raptors) > which he made to me after seeing Doug Gochfelds photos: > > "It is an adult. It has molted once, you can see some retained juv upperwing > coverts. So, it is in its first year of adulthood. This plumage is identical > to older adults in all regards except fleshy part coloration, which varies in > the rate it changes from bluish to yellow between sexes (males a bit quicker > -- in Prairie Falcon too, of which I show a spring in-hand juv male in HFEA > [hawks from every angle]), and between the larger falcons. The legs, cere, > and orbital ring are a typical color for this age. Of the falcons, it takes > Gyr the longest for the fleshy parts to change color, and it is the feet that > change quicker....but this also varies." > > Jerry Liguori > > -- > - Luke > > www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com > > www.wildlongisland.blogspot.com > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
