[obol] Prairie Falcon

[Dan Gleason]

Sorry this is late in the day but this is my first chance to post  
today. This morning Barbara and I were helping staff the Cascades  
Raptor Center booth at an event in the West Eugene Wetlands. They  
brought a Kestrel, a White-tailed Kite and a Turkey Vulture for  
display. A little after 11, something caught the attention of the  
Turkey Vulture. I looked out across the field and saw a large falcon  
land in the back of a tall pine just beyond the Meadowlark Prairie  
overlook. When it flew out, I could see that it was an adult Prairie  
Falcon. It headed northwest across Greenhill Road in the general  
direction of the blueberry farms on Royal Ave. We remained in the  
area until we disassembled the booth shortly after 1 pm but never saw  
the bird again. A Prairie Falcon here in winter is nice to find but  
not so unexpected as an adult flying over this time of year.

Dan Gleason
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Dan Gleason
dan-gleason at comcast.net
541 345-0450


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