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Transcription
T. Cade
1959
Falcon rusticolus
21 May Pitnygea - one was seen to appear
in the air on north side of the
view and make a pass at a
roughlegged hawk which
revealed. The hawk continued
forward the mouth of the view,
but the falcon veered off and
made a busy diagonal sweep
below the brow of the spring on
in the direction of the cliff where
Childs found gaps building in
'57 & '58. Size of the falcon relative
to 4 rough-legs indicated it was
a 3rd - darker grey in color.
Later at a point up view, a
falconous very at a distance
up it swooped low over the
cliff edge at a sitting short-eared
owl. The owl flipped up and
stuck out its feet so the falcon
made its pass.
23 May Pitnygea - visited the area 2
miles up view on the right limit.
It is very light bird - white on
throat and upper breast, light grey
on rest of ventre - very slight grey
worn - somewhat darker - blue on
rest of dorsal aspect - wings darker.