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Migration: Raptors / Fall
birdcamfan:
I was in Fargo 11 days ago and while waiting for the marathon to start (at the Civic Centre) I looked to see a PF straight above. It eventually landed on the Civic Centre. It could have been anybirdy of course but I liked to imagine it was someone from Manitoba.
I had a good run and it was a beautiful day. It's a nice event for anyone who likes a fall race.
Kinderchick:
Interesting, rcf. 8) They do look much like peregrines.
RCF:
On Oct 9th I saw a raptor that I never saw before and it looked very much like a peregrine falcon but very much paler overall. It had paler malar stripes, white underneath and white breast with dark vertical markings and very dark under the wings or armpits if you will when it opened up it's wings and flew away. It was on a hydro pole and when I stopped to look it didn't fly away immediately like Red-Tailed hawks do, so I had a good look. I did a little research and I may have seen a Prairie Falcon. :-\ It's amazing how much it looked like a peregrine. 8) I didn't have my camera with me, but even if I did it would have flown too far away to get a good picture before I got the camera out.
I did not take this picture but here is a link to more pictures of Prairie Falcons http://www.google.ca/search?q=prairie+falcon+pictures&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=HTz&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OgyeTtebFYfYqgG1qYSLDw&ved=0CCUQsAQ
The Peregrine Chick:
Okay, I think this is the highest number of peregrines counted on migration so far this fall ...
Guana Reserve
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2011
361 peregrines counted in a 7 hour period
susha:
--- Quote from: Kinderchick on October 03, 2011, 20:27 ---
Sounds like a interesting book, susha. :) You can place posts about books in the "Bird Books Worth Reading" thread, if you want to. Who knew crows could be so intriguing? ;)
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Guess I didn't look very hard for the proper thread :-[. Thanks for the info KC!
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