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Transcription
Remsen,
J.V.
1974
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
Feb.16 Hwy 33, w.of I-5, Fresno Co, Calif.: 1
Hwy 33, Kings Co, Calif.: 1
Feb.17 Elkhorn Plain, San Luis Obispo Co, Calif: 2 -
apparently a female chasing an apparent male,
one bird, the pursuer, was larger and slightly
darker than the other. One of the birds was
calling.
May 26 Furnace Creek Ranch, Inyo Co., Calif.: 2
Dec.17 Butte Sink, Sutter Co., Calif: 2
Dec.28 Barr Lake to Muir Spgs, Colo: 6. From a post distance
sitting on a post, this species appears so white that
all three of us called various individuals Ferruginous Hawks
until we got glasses on the bird.
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