[EBB Sightings] Peregrine Falcon also hitless at Coliseum

[EBB Sightings] Peregrine Falcon also hitless at Coliseum

lepson
Sat Jul 08 14:28:49 PDT 2006
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    It's a bit far afield, but I once saw a Newell's Shearwater circling above
    the stadium lights at a high school football game in Honolulu many, many
    moons ago.
    
    Jaan Lepson
    Livermore
    
    > Not unlike the Oakland A's, who were nearly no-hit at last night's game,
    > we
    > watched a pre-game avian miss.  I was playfully counting Rock Pigeons,
    > when
    > I noticed one being pursued by a PEREGRINE FALCON.  The Falcon missed its
    > quarry, circled a few times, and was not seen again during the game.  Lots
    > of WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS high above the stadium, too.  This marks the
    > second
    > time I've seen a Peregrine while at an A's game.  I'm still waiting for a
    > Storm-Petrel sighting...sigh...
    > Jennifer Rycenga
    > Half Moon Bay, CA
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