[mou] Peregrine & Merlin/Brown Co.
Brian Smith
brsmith@sleepyeyetel.net
Sun, 12 Sep 2004 14:05:55 -0500
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Hello:
While looking at shorebirds this morning I got fantastic looks at a =
juvenile Peregrine Falcon. I noticed it on a snag in a tree above my =
head as I was getting out of my car. I was astonished as the falcon not =
30' away and didn't seem to be bothered by my presence at all. It =
stayed put for over a minute and I could clearly see that this bird was =
banded. It's left leg had a metallic green band and it's right leg had =
a burgundy/red band. Any of you Peregrine/banding experts out there =
have any idea what these bands mean -- might it give any indication =
where it came from? =20
The Peregrine eventually flew off several hundred yards and landed on a =
dirt berm. It stayed put the entire time that I was there, which was =
over 45 minutes. I was able to study it extensively through the scope =
and determined that it is a juvenile tundra. While I was watching the =
Peregrine, a Merlin flew in and made several high speed passes over the =
water chasing shorebirds. Not every day that you can see a Peregrine =
and a Merlin at the same time!
Also, the shorebird migration is pretty good right now. Over the past =
two days I've found 14 species around Brown county.
Good birding,
Brian Smith
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>While looking at shorebirds this morning I got =
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looks at a juvenile Peregrine Falcon. I noticed it on a =
snag in=20
a tree above my head as I was getting out of my car. I was =
astonished=20
as the falcon not 30' away and didn't seem to be bothered by =
my=20
presence at all. It stayed put for over a minute and I could =
clearly see=20
that this bird was banded. It's left leg had a metallic green band =
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it's right leg had a burgundy/red band. Any of you =
Peregrine/banding=20
experts out there have any idea what these bands mean -- might it =
give any=20
indication where it came from? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The Peregrine eventually flew off several =
hundred yards=20
and landed on a dirt berm. It stayed put the entire time that =
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there, which was over 45 minutes. I was able to study it =
extensively=20
through the scope and determined that it is a juvenile<EM> =
tundra.</EM> =20
While I was watching the Peregrine, a Merlin flew in and made several =
high speed=20
passes over the water chasing shorebirds. Not every day that you =
can see a=20
Peregrine and a Merlin at the same time!</FONT></DIV>
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now. Over the past two days I've found 14 species around Brown=20
county.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Good birding,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Brian Smith</FONT></DIV>
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