The Gyrfalcon was present this morning along Trilby Rd., west of Taft Hill.
When I arrived at 10:40, it was perched atop an insulator on the crossbar of
one of the shorter (wooden) powerpoles, directly north of the larger steel
tower #13 and about 30 m off the road. About 5 min. later, a
At 9:30 this morning, the Gyrfalcon was again on top of one of the metal
power poles just west of Taft Hill Road. It stayed there long enough for me
to get my scope out and on the bird. I watched it for 3-4 minutes, calling
Dave Leatherman in the meantime. At 9:35 it flew southeast across Taft
The Gyrfalcon came through the landfill around 10:15 this morning and then
sat on one of the large power poles on Trilby Road for a while before
flying off to the west to chase some Rock Pigeons and then flying northeast
and out of sight over Cathy Fromme Prairie. The Glaucous and Nelson's
Gulls
A gyrfalcon was seen soaring over west central Fort Collins about 2 pm, near
the cemetery. It was very light with definitive black wing tips. Seen by two
people, no pictures.
Libby Edwards
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