[NatureNS] AMERICAN KESTRELS

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1MAY15
ENROUTE TO ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NORTH OF LAWRENCETOWN ON THE 101HWY
AT 11AM,  SIGHTED AN AMERICAN KESTREL ON TOP OF A EVERGREEN TREE
RETURNING AT 4PM 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS AT THE SAME LOCATION.
PARKED THE CAR, CLIMBED OVER THE GUARD RAIL AND HAD A CLOSER LOOK.
THEY WERE DIVING FROM THE TOP OF THE YOUNG SPRUCES=20
TO CAPTURE WHATEVER WAS NOT VISIBLE WITH MY BINOCULARS.  BARBARA HAD A =
GOOD=20
LOOK FROM THE CAR WITH BINOCULARS.  THEY LOOKED LIKE KESTRELS, SIZED =
RIGHT(NEAR ROBIN SIZE)
THE DISTINCTIVE DARK, VERTICAL, MARKINGS FROM THEIR EYELINE TO SHOULDER,
THE REMAINING COLOURS WERE SUBDUED, NOTHING LIKE SIBLEY=E2=80=99S =
OFFERING, NOT DARK OR
BULKY ENOUGH TO BE A MERLIN, WITH THE RUFUS OF THE A. KESTREL????? =
POSSIBLY FEMALES?
ON THE 221 AT SPA SPRINGS, BARBARA AND I SAW ANOTHER A. KESTREL THAT =
DOVE FROM=20
THE HYDRO LINES TO THE FIELD, NOT SEEN AGAIN. WE EXPECT ALL SIGHTINGS =
WERE FEMALE
NO EVIDENCE OF THE DARKER AREA OF THE WINGS OF AN ADULT MALE.
CHEERS, BARBARA AND PAT
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<DIV><STRONG>1MAY15</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>ENROUTE TO ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NORTH OF LAWRENCETOWN ON THE=20
101HWY</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>AT 11AM,&nbsp; SIGHTED AN AMERICAN KESTREL ON TOP OF A =
EVERGREEN=20
TREE</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>RETURNING AT 4PM 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS AT THE SAME=20
LOCATION.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>PARKED THE CAR, CLIMBED OVER THE GUARD RAIL AND HAD A =
CLOSER=20
LOOK.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>THEY WERE DIVING FROM THE TOP OF THE YOUNG SPRUCES =
</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>TO CAPTURE WHATEVER WAS NOT VISIBLE WITH MY =
BINOCULARS.&nbsp;=20
BARBARA HAD A GOOD </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>LOOK FROM THE CAR WITH BINOCULARS.&nbsp; THEY LOOKED LIKE =
KESTRELS,=20
SIZED RIGHT(NEAR ROBIN SIZE)</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>THE DISTINCTIVE DARK, VERTICAL, MARKINGS FROM THEIR EYELINE =
TO=20
SHOULDER,</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>THE REMAINING COLOURS WERE SUBDUED, NOTHING LIKE =
SIBLEY=E2=80=99S OFFERING,=20
NOT DARK OR</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>BULKY ENOUGH TO BE A MERLIN, WITH THE RUFUS OF THE A. =
KESTREL?????=20
POSSIBLY FEMALES?</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>ON THE 221 AT SPA SPRINGS, BARBARA AND I SAW ANOTHER A. =
KESTREL=20
THAT DOVE FROM </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>THE HYDRO LINES TO THE FIELD, NOT SEEN AGAIN. WE EXPECT ALL =

SIGHTINGS WERE FEMALE</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>NO EVIDENCE OF THE DARKER AREA OF THE WINGS OF AN ADULT=20
MALE.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>CHEERS, BARBARA AND =
PAT</STRONG></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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