[NatureNS] Peregrine? Falcon, Halifax

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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:15:33 -0400
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This morning while crossing the Mackay bridge just after 11 AM on my =
return to Halifax a dark bird caught my attention as being quite a bit =
larger than the Pigeons I am accustomed to seeing. As it banked I could =
see that it was a large falcon in full soar. The wings were long and =
pointed, evenly curved along the leading and trailing edges. The tail =
was spread wide, quite long and I could see that it was barred. The =
lighting was not good and the entire underside appeared quite dark but I =
could make out narrow barring on the primaries and mottling on the belly =
but I couldn't say whether it was barred or streaked.=20

The bird made a few flaps and went back into full soar circling high =
above the bridge deck near one of the support structures. At that point =
I lost sight of it in the sun and above my vehicle.=20

I'm quite sure it was Peregrine  but at no point was I able to see the =
moustache stripe or get a good enough look to clinch the ID.

Kevin Lantz
Front Centre
Lunenburg Co.
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morning while crossing the Mackay bridge just after 11 AM on my return =
to=20
Halifax a dark bird caught my attention as being quite a bit larger than =
the=20
Pigeons I am accustomed to seeing. As it banked I could see that it was =
a large=20
falcon in full soar. The wings were long and pointed, evenly curved =
along the=20
leading and trailing edges. The tail was spread wide, quite long and I =
could see=20
that it was barred. The lighting was not good and the entire underside =
appeared=20
quite dark but I could make out narrow barring on the primaries and =
mottling on=20
the belly but I couldn't say whether it was barred or streaked. =
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<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman">The=20
bird made a few flaps and went back into full soar circling high above =
the=20
bridge deck near one of the support structures. At that point I lost =
sight of it=20
in the sun and above my vehicle. </FONT></P>
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mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; =
mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">I'm quite sure it was Peregrine<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>but at no point was I able to =
see the=20
moustache stripe or get a good enough look to clinch the =
ID.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; =
mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><FONT=20
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mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; =
mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Lunenburg=20
Co.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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