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From: mostardi@ux1.lbl.gov (David Mostardi)
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Subject: Mystery 'raptor' identified
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Date: 9 Jun 89 21:10:28 GMT
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In article <2795@helios.ee.lbl.gov> mostardi@ux1.lbl.gov (David Mostardi) writes:
>An unknown raptor flew overhead.  
>The shape suggested a falcon: sleek wings,
>strong wingbeats, and occasional steep dives.
>The only field mark I would swear to were white
>wings.  I can't swear to a white throat patch.

Thanks to all the kind folks who answered my appeal.
The overwhelming consensus is that this bird was
not a raptor at all, but a Common Nighthawk.  I'd
never seen one before, so it didn't occur to me
to think about one.
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