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10pt; "></span></font>=A0</div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">< --00151750e3a4bccbc204aba59483 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, I have seen many Peregrines soaring high, but Merlins always seem to dash about at low level. I suppose they could soar if they wanted to. Both can occur anywhere and at any time. BTW, I have always felt that Magnificant frigatebirds look like pterodactyls! Richard On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Ulli <uhoeger@dal.ca> wrote: > Well, what is so unlikely about a peregrine or merlin? > Especially during Fall migration we get quite a few peregrines here in the > province, merlins numbers are also a bit up due to the season. > And falcons can soar and glide, for sure long enough for a observer going > by in a car. > > As you already pointed out judging size without reference structures is > tricky and therefore shouldn't be a #1 ID criterion. > > As far as the pterodactyl goes I would throw in a nighthawk as possibility > as well, but on the other hand "you can only proof somethings existence, not > that it doesn't". ;) > > Ulli > > On 29-Aug-11, at 10:04 AM, David&Jane Schlosberg wrote: > > My guy was soaring but had the pointy wings. All alone high in the sky--no > telling size or distance. I think it was a pterodactyl. > Thanks for your help. > Jane > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Elizabeth Doull <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Sent:* Sunday, August 28, 2011 10:17 PM > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] What bird did I see? > > Hi Jane > > Falcons have long, pointy wings and fly fast, flapping their wings > non-stop. Merlins look small, maybe a bit bigger than blue jays while > Peregrines are bigger than crows. It helps when crows are around to > compare sizes. Hope it helps. > > Liz > > I saw a distinctive bird silhouette yesterday as we were driving east > on route 7. It seems pretty close to the pictures here, which is a > peregrine. But this is highly unlikely, no? Could it have been a merlin? > I noticed the sharp, hard-edged and angled wing shape. > > Jane > > > -- ################# Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --00151750e3a4bccbc204aba59483 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi,<br><br>I have seen many Peregrines soaring high, but Merlins always see= m to dash about at low level. I suppose they could soar if they wanted to. = Both can occur anywhere and at any time. BTW, I have always felt that Magni= ficant frigatebirds look like pterodactyls!<br> <br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:51= AM, Ulli <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:uhoeger@dal.ca">uhoeger@d= al.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> Well, =A0what is so unlikely about a peregrine or merlin?=A0<div>Especially= during Fall migration we get quite a few=A0peregrines=A0here in the provin= ce, merlins numbers are also a bit up due to the season.<div>And falcons ca= n soar and glide, for sure long enough for a=A0observer=A0going by in a car= .</div> <div><br></div><div>As you already pointed out judging size without referen= ce structures is tricky and therefore shouldn't be a #1 ID=A0criterion.= </div><div><br></div><div>As far as the pterodactyl goes I would throw in a= =A0nighthawk=A0as possibility as well, but on the other hand "you can = only proof somethings=A0existence, not that it doesn't". =A0;)</di= v> <div><br></div><font color=3D"#888888"><div>Ulli=A0</div></font><div><div><= /div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br><div><div>On 29-Aug-11, at 10:04 AM, David&= amp;Jane Schlosberg wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span style= =3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-= size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-s= pacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:auto;text-indent:0px;text-trans= form:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">My guy was soaring but had the pointy wings= .=A0 All alone high in the sky--no telling size or distance.=A0 I think it = was a pterodactyl.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Thanks = for your help.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Jane</font></div><blockquote dir=3D"lt= r" style=3D"border-left-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);border-left-width:2px;border-lef= t-style:solid;padding-left:5px;padding-right:0px;margin-left:5px;margin-rig= ht:0px"> <div>----- Original Message -----</div><div style=3D"background-repeat:init= ial;background-color:rgb(228, 228, 228)"><b>From:</b><span>=A0</span><a tit= le=3D"edoull@ns.sympatico.ca" href=3D"mailto:edoull@ns.sympatico.ca" target= =3D"_blank">Elizabeth Doull</a></div> <div><b>To:</b><span>=A0</span><a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D= "mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<= /a></div><div><b>Sent:</b><span>=A0</span>Sunday, August 28, 2011 10:17 PM<= /div> <div> <b>Subject:</b><span>=A0</span>Re: [NatureNS] What bird did I see?</div><di= v><br></div><div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">Hi Jane</font></div><div>= =A0</div><div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">Falcons have long, pointy wing= s and fly fast, flapping their wings non-stop.=A0 Merlins look small, maybe= a bit bigger than blue jays while Peregrines are bigger than crows.=A0=A0 = It helps when crows are around to compare sizes. Hope it helps.</font></div= > <div>=A0</div><div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">Liz</font></div><div><fon= t face=3D"Times New Roman"></font><br></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" size= =3D"2"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt">I saw a distinctive= bird silhouette yesterday as we were driving=A0east on=A0route 7.=A0 It se= ems pretty close to the