[NatureNS] What bird did I see?

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Hi All:=0A=0AYesterday, after Nick and I finished volunteering at the Hope =
For Wildlife Open House, we drove back to Halifax and lo and behold, a very=
 big and unusual bird, just hovering, in the sky. =A0I have never seen a Pt=
erodactyl before but there it was. =A0I took pictures and you know what; it=
 looks the same as a Osprey. =A0Who would have thought that a Pterodactyl l=
ooks like a Osprey. =A0I know it may not be a ABA countable bird (is it not=
 really more of a reptile than a bird) but I am counting it.=0A=0ATuma Youn=
g=0AHalifax, NS=0A=A0=0AKoqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.=0A(Let Us Choose The Correct =
Behaviour)=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Richard Stern <=
sternrichard@gmail.com>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0ASent: Monday, Augus=
t 29, 2011 11:19:00 AM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] What bird did I see?=0A=0A=
=0AHi,=0A=0AI have seen many Peregrines soaring high, but Merlins always se=
em 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 Magn=
ificant frigatebirds look like pterodactyls!=0A=0ARichard=0A=0A=0AOn Mon, A=
ug 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Ulli <uhoeger@dal.ca> wrote:=0A=0AWell, =A0what is=
 so unlikely about a peregrine or merlin?=A0=0A>Especially during Fall migr=
ation we get quite a few=A0peregrines=A0here in the province, merlins numbe=
rs are also a bit up due to the season.=0A>And falcons can soar and glide, =
for sure long enough for a=A0observer=A0going by in a car.=0A>=0A>=0A>As yo=
u already pointed out judging size without reference structures is tricky a=
nd therefore shouldn't be a #1 ID=A0criterion.=0A>=0A>=0A>As far as the pte=
rodactyl 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 d=
oesn't". =A0;)=0A>=0A>Ulli=A0=0A>=0A>=0A>On 29-Aug-11, at 10:04 AM, David&J=
ane Schlosberg wrote:=0A>=0A>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 w=
as a pterodactyl.=0A>>Thanks for your help.=0A>>Jane=0A>>----- Original Mes=
sage -----=0A>>>From:=A0Elizabeth Doull=0A>>>To:=A0naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=
=0A>>>Sent:=A0Sunday, August 28, 2011 10:17 PM=0A>>>Subject:=A0Re: [NatureN=
S] What bird did I see?=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Hi Jane=0A>>>=A0=0A>>>Falcons have=
 long, pointy wings 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.=0A>>>=A0=0A>>>Liz=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>I saw a distinctive bird silhouet=
te yesterday as we were driving=A0east on=A0route 7.=A0 It seems pretty clo=
se to the pictures here, which is a peregrine.=A0 But this is highly unlike=
ly, no?=A0 Could it have been a merlin?=A0 I noticed the sharp, hard-edged =
and angled wing shape.=0A>>>=A0=0A>>>Jane=0A>=0A=0A=0A-- =0A###############=
##=0ARichard Stern, =0A317 Middle Dyke Rd.=0APort Williams, NS, Canada=0AB0=
P 1T0=0A=0Asternrichard@gmail.com=0A###################
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi All:</s=
pan></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Yesterday, after Nick and =
I finished volunteering at the Hope For Wildlife Open House, we drove back =
to Halifax and lo and behold, a very big and unusual bird, just hovering, i=
n the sky. &nbsp;I have never seen a Pterodactyl before but there it was. &=
nbsp;I took pictures and you know what; it looks the same as a Osprey. &nbs=
p;Who would have thought that a Pterodactyl looks like a Osprey. &nbsp;I kn=
ow it may not be a ABA countable bird (is it not really more of a reptile t=
han a bird) but I am counting it.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><=
div><span>Tuma Young</span></div><div><span>Halifax, NS</span></div><div>&n=
bsp;</div><div>Koqwaqja'tekaq'tinej.<br>(Let Us Choose The Correct Behaviou=
r)<br></div><div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new
 roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-fa=
mily: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><font size=3D"2" face=
=3D"Arial"><hr size=3D"1"><b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span>=
</b> Richard Stern &lt;sternrichard@gmail.com&gt;<br><b><span style=3D"font=
-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b><span style=3D=
"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 29, 2011 11:19:00 AM<b=
r><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] =
What bird did I see?<br></font><br><div id=3D"yiv1263655124">Hi,<br><br>I h=
ave seen many Peregrines soaring high, but Merlins always seem to dash abou=
t 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 frigate=
birds look like pterodactyls!<br>=0A=0A<br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"yiv=
1263655124gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Ulli <span dir=3D"=
ltr">&lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:uhoeger@dal.ca" target=3D"_b=
lank" href=3D"mailto:uhoeger@dal.ca">uhoeger@dal.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<b=
r><blockquote class=3D"yiv1263655124gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex=
;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">=0A=0A<div style=3D"word-wra=
p:break-word;">=0AWell, &nbsp;what is so unlikely about a peregrine or merl=
in?&nbs