Gyrfalcon in Kandiyohi County
2015-11-02

'Casual' in Minnesota - Five or fewer records in Kandiyohi County for the Fall season

I stumbled upon this juvenile gray-morph Gyrfalcon on CR 19 just 3 miles east of US 71 (just SE of Willmar). I incorrectly identified it as a Peregrine. Thanks to Bob Dunlap for alerting me to a bigger possibility in both the literal and figurative sense. Also thanks to Kim Eckert, Frank Nicoletti, and many others who corroborated the ID.

Josh Wallestad