Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!princeton!siemens!spitfire!tjo From: tjo@spitfire.siemens.edu (Tom Ostrand) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Peregrine over Route 1 in New Brunswick, NJ??? Message-ID: Date: 29 Nov 90 22:33:18 GMT References: <3265@lectroid.sw.stratus.com> Sender: news@siemens.siemens.com Distribution: rec.birds,usa Lines: 20 mm@lectroid.sw.stratus.com (Mike Mahler) writes: > Are peregrines bigger than a pigeon? >-- From Peterson: ROCK DOVE 13" MERLIN 10-13.5" PEREGRINE FALCON 15-20" "Known as a falcon by its pointed wings, narrow tail, and quick wingbeats, not unlike a pigeon's (Hmmm, maybe I saw a King Kong-sized pigeon chasing an ordinary pigeon :-) Size, near that of a Crow, and strong face pattern indicate this species. Adults are slaty-backed ..." -- --- Tom Ostrand Siemens Corp. Research --- Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com