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Subject: Eurasian Kestrel and Northern Flicker
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2015 14:40:46 -0400
From: Hans <htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca>
To: NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com
About 1PM today Laura and I had just passed through the toll station at
the MacDonald Bridge when a falcon flew overhead flying south-east, just
ahead of the car. The bird showed no bluish back colouration or
underbelly and chest white so I eliminated Merlin and Peregrine Falcon.
It was too small to be a Gyrfalcon and too large to be an American
Kestrel. It was backlit by the cloudy bright sky so facial markings were
not visible but it was darkish overall with few field marks visible
except for the distinctive pointed wings and flight pattern of a Falcon,
. This *may* have been the *Eurasian Kestrel*. With the Hartlen Point
area snowed in it could very well be hunting rodents along the harbour
front, perhaps even rats.
A *Northern Flicker* has become a regular at our feeders in Portuguese
Cove. This is a very skittish bird and flies away when one looks at it
through the window.
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Hans Toom
http://www.hanstoom.com
http://www.hanstoom.com/blog
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About 1PM today Laura and I had just passed through the toll
station at the MacDonald Bridge when a falcon flew overhead flying
south-east, just ahead of the car. The bird showed no bluish back
colouration or underbelly and chest white so I eliminated Merlin
and Peregrine Falcon. It was too small to be a Gyrfalcon and too
large to be an American Kestrel. It was backlit by the cloudy
bright sky so facial markings were not visible but it was darkish
overall with few field marks visible except for the distinctive
pointed wings and flight pattern of a Falcon, . This <b>may</b>
have been the <b>Eurasian Kestrel</b>. With the Hartlen Point
area snowed in it could very well be hunting rodents along the
harbour front, perhaps even rats.<br>
<br>
A <b>Northern Flicker</b> has become a regular at our feeders in
Portuguese Cove. This is a very skittish bird and flies away when
one looks at it through the window.<br>
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Hans Toom
http://www.hanstoom.com
http://www.hanstoom.com/blog
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