Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!rutgers!njin!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: 4 Dec 90 21:25:05 GMT References: <1990Dec3.201909.4637@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@siemens.siemens.com Distribution: rec.birds,usa Lines: 25 bob@delphi.uchicago.edu (Robert S. Lewis, Jr.) writes: >In article tjo@spitfire.siemens.edu (Tom Ostrand) writes: >>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? >Peregrine is certainly a possibility in central NJ. Have you ruled >out all the accipiters? Their wings can occasionally look pointed and >faily long. Cooper's hawk can't be absolutely ruled out, but the wing shape would certainly be atypical. Look at the drawings on page 171 of Eastern Peterson's ; my bird was practically identical to the falcon and kite profiles. I'm amazed and delighted at all the responses generated from my original posting, and I think that I have enough support from the pro-peregriners (location, shape, size, and flight pattern) to make the sighting a definite peregrine. Thanks to everyone, and I'll keep looking as I cruise down Rt 1 in the future. -- --- Tom Ostrand Siemens Corp. Research --- Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com