Saw this falcon-like bird today flying over Powell Butte Nature Park in Portland, Oregon. All I had was my phone, so this video is pretty bad quality. However, I hope you can still get a general idea of the bird’s coloration. The bird also vocalizes near the end of the video, which will hopefully make identification easier. I think it’s either a prairie falcon or a peregrine falcon. Peregrine makes more sense because of range, but I thought the vocalizations sounded more like the prairie falcon. Could also be a kestrel or merlin or something, but I don’t think so. Anyways, here’s the link to the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nLdvUBQ81aHAJ4Z-l-YTq1fnteWHb7pS/view?usp=drivesdk
Let me know if you have any issues viewing the video.
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