That's okay--as a whole community working together, we usually get things
straight in the end. I'm pretty sure I met Dave Evans, when I went on a
Snowy release for the Raptor Center. He led us through the Superior port
"maze" to the best spot for the release; never could have found it without
him.
Correction: It was Dave Evans who banded the Gyr and NOT David Alexander.
One of these days I'm going to get everyone's names right... sigh...
My apologies.
Thanks to Frank N and Mike H for catching that and bringing it to my
attention.
--Chris W
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 5:09 PM, linda whyte w
Thanks, Chris! Such long term survival is always amazing.
The chronology you describe makes it sound like a close match to what I
remember of the history of the Dakota County bird, but I have the years of
that bird wrong in memory. It would seem highly unlikely for two such
birds to overwinter so
The way I heard it, the Gyr was banded in 2003 by David Alexander and was a
3rd year when he banded it. He trapped it again this year and the upon
reading the band number, found it to be the same individual.
The bird returned for three of the next four winters, then disappeared for
eight years, d
Does anyone know if the Gyrfalcon currently overwintering in Superior, WI
might be the same one that was seen for a few winters in a row in Dakota
County? I don't recall the Dakota one being banded, though I saw it several
times. But I have heard that the Superior one was banded by Jackie
(Fallon?)
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