Do Gyrfalcons Live in Alberta?

Some of the morphs make the Gyrfalcon look similar to a Peregrine Falcon. Also, males and females show no color differences. The only difference between sexes is that females are larger and bulkier than males. During winter months, Gyrs have to come south to Alberta from the high Arctic to find food.

Do Gyrfalcons live in Canada?

The Gyrfalcon is North America's largest falcon (similar in size to a Red-tailed Hawk or Raven) and breeds exclusively in the Arctic. Even in the winter it rarely ventures south of Canada.

Where are Gyrfalcons found?

The Gyrfalcon thrives in some of the harshest climates on Earth. This denizen of the mountains and high arctic tundra is a circumpolar species, found throughout the region of the North Pole. It nests in the arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Europe, Asia, Greenland, and Iceland.