[birdky] Real Birders will understand...
- From: "Debby & Steve Tyson" <tyson9152@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 13:21:05 -0500
I had a frustrating birding experience on Thursday and no other birders to
share it! My job takes me to Memphis TN occasionally to lead training
sessions, on one of the upper floors of one of the taller buildings in
center city. These trips are a trial for this country boy, who is far more
comfortable in a Kentucky field or woodlot. Anyway, on Thursday morning, I
was in a conference room on the south side, with a view of the barges
navigating the Mississippi and the roof tops of adjacent buildings. At
about mid-morning, I was working through my training presentation, facing
the group of a half dozen people who had their backs to the windows with the
view that I just described.when a bird soared past at about eye level. It
first registered mentally as a Rock Dove (after all, I was in the middle of
town) with flat wings, though another glance registered robust falcon. It
soared out of view and I'd made it through about two more sentences, when my
suppressed birder brain, whispered "Peregrine?" I immediately lost my train
of thought and I think the group must have thought I'd had a momentary
seizure. Needless to say I was distracted thereafter and probably didn't do
very good job through the rest of the session. I got another brief glimpse
of the bird later, but not enough to be confident of what it was.
I know Peregrines are increasing in numbers but are not yet common. I guess
it's possible that's what I saw, but does anyone know of a source that may
know of the presence on Peregrines in Memphis this year?
S. Tyson, Adairville (Schochoh), Logan Co., KY
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