[NatureNS] Peregrine? Falcon, Halifax

From: Mike McCall <frogmore@xcountry.tv>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:41:30 -0400
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Gosh, Kevin, I hope you were on foot and not driving a motorized vehicle =
or riding
your bicycle.=20

Good sighting and description, though.

All best

Mike McCall


On 2012-11-29, at 6:15 PM, <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> =
<klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> 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.
> 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.
> 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.
> =20
> Kevin Lantz
> Front Centre
> Lunenburg Co.


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<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Gosh, Kevin, I hope you were on foot and not driving a motorized vehicle or riding<div>your bicycle.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Good sighting and description, though.</div><div><br></div><div>All best</div><div><br></div><div>Mike McCall</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 2012-11-29, at 6:15 PM, &lt;klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca&gt; wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><font face="Times New Roman">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. </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><font face="Times New Roman">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. </font></div>
<div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><font face="Times New Roman">I'm quite sure it was Peregrine<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>but at no point was I able to see the 
moustache stripe or get a good enough look to clinch the ID.</font></span></div>
<div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><font face="Times New Roman">Kevin Lantz</font></span></div>
<div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><font face="Times New Roman">Front Centre</font></span></div>
<div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><font face="Times New Roman">Lunenburg 
Co.</font></span></div></div></div></div>
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