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Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

The bird shown above and in the next two photos is the same gyr as on January 2 (with the missing primaries) but on January 10, 2010.

The gyrfalcon shown above and in the next two photos appeared near Spearfish, South Dakota, on January 2, 2010.

This is the third winter of seeing a gyrfalcon in about the same place in Butte County. (February 15, 2009)

Second year... (December 2, 2007)

Gyrfalcons are often found in South Dakota in winter, usually near the Missouri River. This is the first one we've seen in our part of the state. Near Orman Dam, Butte County.
February 11, 2007.

We found this juvenile a couple of miles west of Hayes, South Dakota.
December 28, 2005.

An adult gyrfalcon on the Fort Pierre National Grassland in central South Dakota.
December 28, 2005.

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