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Word: gyrfalcon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1937-1937
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Usage:

...mountain tallying birds, while his wife stays at the foot of the mountain directing visitors, mostly neighbors. Majority of birds that fly over are ordinary broad-winged hawks, sharp-shinned hawks, eastern red-tailed hawks. Among thousands, however, are the rare golden eagles, turkey vultures, bald eagles, an occasional gyrfalcon flying down from Greenland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Hawk Sanctuary | 10/11/1937 | See Source »

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