[obol] [birding] Prairie falcon near Finley NWR, Benton Co.

[Joel Geier]

Hi folks,

The following report of a PRAIRIE FALCON just north of Finley NWR
(Benton Co.) on 6 Aug was posted to the mid-Willamette Valley birding
list by Jarod Jebousek. So far as I know, this is unprecedented for the
Willamette Valley in the summer months. Does anyone know of previous
summer records from the valley?

Good birding,
Joel

 -------- Forwarded Message --------
From: Jarod Jebousek <jboosk at hotmail.com>
To: list at midvalleybirding.org
Subject: [birding] Prairie falcon
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:04:42 -0700
Hey everybody:

On the way to work Monday I saw a prairie falcon perched on a telephone pole 
along Greenberry Road.  It flushed and was flying up and to the east as I 
drove directly under it, giving me a good view of its distinguishing 
features.  It must have turned around and made a dive because the next thing 
I know, it's flying about 2 feet high over the grass field and passing me on 
the left (I was going 60 mph).  It got within about 50 yards of some 
mourning doves before they flushed.  The dove it targeted was saved by a 
last second maneuver.

-jarod

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