[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon Kingston - comments on Amherst Island

2018-02-26 Thread Brian Morin via ONTBIRDS
Late this afternoon I had the gray morph Gyrfalcon on the west end of Wolfe Island. I watched the bird for a short time then it moved south. I was unable to relocate it. There were also about 60 Greater Snow Geese on the ground. Amherst Island: For those planning a trip to Amherst I would

[Ontbirds] Gyrfalcon, Kingston

2018-01-23 Thread Mark Read via ONTBIRDS
Just saw the adult grey Gyrfalcon (10:15) as I came across from Wolfe to Kingston. It was about 1.5 km from the city. Incredibly it took on 2 Snowy Owls, taking a big clutch of feathers from the second. There is also a Peregrine Falcon around nearer the city. Great for comparison but beware of