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While out slugging snow this morning I had a nice treat and added two new s=
pecies to my yard list as well as one to my overall winter list, and Lunenb=
urg Co. Winter List.
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There was a lot of bird activity and a bald eagle passing over put large nu=
mbers of ducks and gulls up on two occasions. All of a sudden the fear of=
god was put into every bird in sight, both large and small. I assumed tha=
t it must be the bald eagle making a third pass and then I noticed a large =
falcon in pursuit of some ducks and then rock pigeons. My first impression=
was a peregrine falcon, but upon closer scrutiny I noticed that the falcon=
was too chunky for a peregrine and the tail far longer than one would find=
in a peregrine. The bird made a second pass close overhead and then swung=
out over the bay in the direction of Crescent Beach. There is no doubt in=
my mind as to the bird being a gyr. Have others noticed that a gyrfalcon =
seems to put greater fear into every bird in the area, whereas a bald eagle=
only seems to put fear into larger species?
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The other bird new to my yard list here in Dublin Shore was a flock of snow=
buntings flying overhead.
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore
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While out slugging snow this morning I had a nice treat and added two new s=
pecies to my yard list as well as one to my overall winter list, and Lunenb=
urg Co. Winter List.<BR>
<BR>
There was a lot of bird activity and a bald eagle passing over put large nu=
mbers of ducks and gulls up on two occasions. All of a sudden t=
he fear of god was put into every bird in sight, both large and small. =
; I assumed that it must be the bald eagle making a third pass and then I n=
oticed a large falcon in pursuit of some ducks and then rock pigeons. =
My first impression was a peregrine falcon, but upon closer scrutiny I not=
iced that the falcon was too chunky for a peregrine and the tail far longer=
than one would find in a peregrine. The bird made a second pass clos=
e overhead and then swung out over the bay in the direction of Crescent Bea=
ch. There is no doubt in my mind as to the bird being a gyr. Ha=
ve others noticed that a gyrfalcon seems to put greater fear into every bir=
d in the area, whereas a bald eagle only seems to put fear into larger spec=
ies?<BR>
<BR>
The other bird new to my yard list here in Dublin Shore was a flock of snow=
buntings flying overhead.<BR>
<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Dublin Shore<BR><br /><hr /> </body>
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