Yesterday afternoon, I went to the railway tracks on the southwest side of Second Narrow Bridge in Vancouver. This place has been one of the best spot to see Gyrfalcon near Vancouver because there are more than 150 Rock Pigeons on the site. Although my estimation on Sunday, 150 pigeons, was significantly less than that of the flock during 2013/2014 winter, multiple birds of prey were seen during the 2 and a half hour I was there.
The famous wintering Gyrfalcon, which looked full, did not chase the pigeons, instead it flew East at around 13:45, and I was not able to relocate it since.
Gyrfalcon
was on its usual perch between 12:45 and 13:45
The falcon was gone, but I was treated with 2 Cooper's Hawk, preying on the pigeon flock.
Cooper's Hawk and Rock Pigeons
the adult hawk attempted at least 3 times with no luck at around 14:00.
However, the immature kept trying and eventually its effort yielded a kill at 15:10.
It ate the pigeon on a tree less than 5 meters from side walk of Bridgeway St., and was found by some fellow birders.
Then when it was flushed by a curious jogger who stopped running and looked at it, it moved to a branch farther away from sidewalk.
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