Hey Derek, I had the Gyr just south of that site (in Pineridge Natural Area) January 20, roughly 4:30 in the afternoon. It was perched briefly on one of the large power poles before flying west toward Horsetooth Reservoir. In subsequent searching, I haven’t seen it again.
Sean Walters Fort Collins, CO > On Feb 5, 2021, at 7:14 PM, Derek Hill <derektheh...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > COBirders, > Has anyone seen the Larimer County Gyrfalcon lately? Last update I see is > from the day after Christmas so I thought I'd share. This afternoon 5 Feb > 2:45pm at a job site in SW Ft. Collins at the northeast corner of W. Drake Rd > & Overland was quite the bird. This is just below the S end of Horsetooth > Reservoir. At first glance coming head-on I took it to be just a Red-tailed > Hawk doing their rowing flight they often do to power on through at low > altitude. As it very quickly passed overhead the wingshape and cadence > quickly made it obvious this was no Buteo! The absolute thickest bodied, > most massive falcon I've ever seen. It was so fast I didn't get much of a > study, but enough. No black armpits, pretty unremarkable pattern, but the > massive body and wide wings were astounding. The only other Gyr I've seen was > the Texas bird several years back, which never left its perch during our > observation. So, the first time seeing a Gyr in flight is something else. > Good birding, > Derek Hill > Loveland, CO > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/69ae1b5b-7a84-4a36-9e83-c47053232220n%40googlegroups.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/FD9633B4-B4B4-4825-88FF-7C6061511179%40gmail.com.
