[mou] Peregrine Falcon/Brown County
Brian Smith
brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net
Wed, 3 Sep 2003 19:32:58 -0500
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Hello:
Had one of those moments birding this afternoon that I know I'll always =
remember. While birding at the Sleepy Eye sewage ponds, I was scanning =
the shoreline with my binoculars looking at shorebirds when a raptor =
came zipping through my field of view. I followed it and recognized it =
as a Peregrine Falcon. It alternated between flying low over the water =
and rising up and then stooping on some ducks. It flew down to the end =
of the berm I was walking on and perched in profile on some of the rock =
riprap. I was able to approach to within forty yards or so of it before =
it flew off for good. It appeared to be an adult bird as far as I could =
tell. The sun was to my back and the dark colored helmet and mustache =
on the head as well as the white on its supercilium really stood out. =20
Brian Smith
Sleepy Eye
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Had one of those moments birding this =
afternoon=20
that I know I'll always remember. While birding at the Sleepy =
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sewage ponds, I was scanning the shoreline with my binoculars looking at =
shorebirds when a raptor came zipping through my field of view. I =
followed=20
it and recognized it as a Peregrine Falcon. It alternated between =
flying=20
low over the water and rising up and then stooping on some ducks. =
It flew=20
down to the end of the berm I was walking on and perched in profile on =
some of=20
the rock riprap. I was able to approach to within forty yards or =
so of it=20
before it flew off for good. It appeared to be an adult bird as =
far as I=20
could tell. The sun was to my back and the dark colored helmet and =
mustache on the head as well as the white on its supercilium really =
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out. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sleepy Eye</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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