Manitoba Peregrines > Other Peregrine Sightings in Manitoba
Non-Resident Sightings - 2020
The Peregrine Chick:
Hey BirdCamFan,
Unlikely to have been a juvenile peregrine, they tend to avoid trees, risk of injury kind of high the way they fly and hunt - that's not to say they don't, just rarely. And at this point, it looks like all our peregrines have vamoosed, the young ones going before the adults. So even more unlikely it was a peregrine. (Sorry :'( )
There are two species it could have been ...
First is a merlin, smaller than a peregrine but their plumage is almost the same as a juvenile peregrine. And they are woodland specialists so you you see them in/out/around/through trees all the time. Particularly in urban areas like Winnipeg where they are regular nesters at this point and there are more than a few pairs in the area you described.
Second is a Cooper's Hawk - size of a peregrine but the juvenile plumage isn't so similar to a juvenile peregrine. This year I have had more calls about Coopers than I have ever had before, they are everywhere this year. And they are more falcon looking in their head/beak shape than any of the other "hawks".
Regardless of what you saw, it was a good catch considering you were driving AND where you were driving! Congrats!
TPC
maggieblue:
Very cool encounter indeed 8) 8)
birdcamfan:
I had a very cool encounter with a large bird of prey yesterday. I was driving North out McPhillips just at the outskirts of town when a large bird dropped out of a tree onto the ground right beside my car. I did a quick u-turn at the next curb cut and went back. There was another curb cut between the lanes of traffic right where I had seen the bird so I pulled in there and watched for a while as the bird was still on the ground ripping at something. I was only 2 lanes of traffic away from it and could take in the detail. I swear it was a young peregrine. I had no camera and no binoculars in my car (drat) and my cell phone takes terrible pictures. I finally decided to cross over to take a better look and of course the bird took off. I lost my chance to watch further but got to see the bird from underneath. I am still convinced it was a young peregrine even after consulting my Sibley book when I got to the lake (I felt like I must be imagining it). Is it possible that there are young peregrine falcons migrating through this area?
bcbird:
--- Quote from: maggieblue on September 22, 2008, 14:25 ---Hi, yes the info is public. ..... Enjoy ;D ;D
http://raptorwatch.blogspot.com
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Thanks, Maggie, this is a very interesting site.
Liz:
I've never been to Oak Hammock Marsh. But I guess Peregrines don't go to Fort Whyte? Too much competition for space between them and the Kings of Poopers!
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