Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!emory!gatech!udel!princeton!siemens!spitfire!tjo From: tjo@spitfire.siemens.edu (Tom Ostrand) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Peregrine over Route 1 in New Brunswick, NJ??? Message-ID: Date: 29 Nov 90 17:02:38 GMT Sender: news@siemens.siemens.com Distribution: rec.birds,usa Lines: 25 I drive to work down Rt. 1 from Edison, NJ to Princeton. On the way I go past the Rutgers U. ag school (Cook College). This morning, just opposite the Rutgers farm, I noticed a large bird chasing a smaller one. The smaller was a pigeon, and the larger looked to me (from a distance) like a crow or gull; it was basically dark all over, and there are always hundreds of gulls and plenty of crows around this area. The chase was taking place directly over the road, with the chased bird flying back and forth across the highway, quite low. When I got closer it became obvious that the chaser was not a gull or crow, but some type of hawk. My first thought was Northern harrier, but what would it be doing chasing a pigeon? As I drove right underneath the chase, I got a reasonable look at the back of the large chaser; it seemed to be solid gray, no white rump patch, the wings were slim and pointed. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the bird's face. Given the noticeable size difference between the pigeon and the chaser, a peregrine seems to be the only possibility. Anyone know if they are known to be in this central NJ area? -- Tom Ostrand | tjo@cadillac.siemens.com Siemens Corporate Research | 609-734-6569 755 College Road East | Princeton, NJ 08540 | Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com