Peregrine falcon??? (1 Viewer)

corralup

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• Feb 2, 2015

• #1

I'm thinking this is a immature Peregrine Falcon. What do you think?

close to Galveston, Texas.

 

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RJP

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• Feb 2, 2015

• #2

Aplomado Falcon. Maybe a 2nd year? Nice bird.

 

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KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Feb 2, 2015

• #3

Not a species of Falcon that we see often in our Gallery and two beautiful images of it.

 

Jeff Hopkins

Just another...observer

• Feb 2, 2015

• #4

Agree with Aplomado. Not sure how common they are up in Galveston.

 

corralup

Well-known member

• Feb 2, 2015

• #5

Thanks for the ID. Wow! Way out of range.

 

phil baber

Clipped Wing

• Feb 2, 2015

• #6

Agreed. Nice!

 

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ceasar

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• Feb 2, 2015

• #7

A short discussion of their reintroduction into south and coastal Texas ca. 1993 can be found in the chapter on the Aplomado Falcon in Brian K. Wheeler's RAPTORS of Western North America (copyright 2003) along with range maps for them from Brownsville north to Houston.p.456. There were 22 nesting pairs in the area in 2001. He notes that they had been extirpated in Texas in 1952.

Bob

 

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Jeff Hopkins

Just another...observer

• Feb 2, 2015

• #8

ceasar said:

A short discussion of their reintroduction into south and coastal Texas ca. 1993 can be found in the chapter on the Aplomado Falcon in Brian K. Wheeler's RAPTORS of Western North America (copyright 2003) along with range maps for them from Brownsville north to Houston.p.456. There were 22 nesting pairs in the area in 2001. He notes that they had been extirpated in Texas in 1952.

Bob

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Interesting. I thought they were only being reintroduced down in the Valley.

Live and learn.