[obol] Re: Peregrine help- link to images
- From: Bob Archer <rabican1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 18:39:49 -0700
I meant to add I was using Pyle's book as a reference, vol II page
470...assuming it is current :)
Bob Archer
> On Aug 9, 2014, at 6:07 PM, David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Keith,
>
> This is definitely a 'kid." The brown upperparts, streaked, rather than
> barred underparts, pale area along the sides of the hindcrown and pale buffy
> edges on the wing coverts are all indicative of a juvenile bird. Unlike most
> other birds, raptors retain their juvenile plumage through much of the first
> year of life. The various raptor references that I have suggest that juvenile
> Peregrines with this much pale on the head are F. p. tundrias (doesn't breed
> in Oregon). It shows juveniles of other subspecies as having more solidly
> dark helmets. Your bird clearly has quite a bit of pale along the sides of
> the hindcrown, but it has a rather broad moustachial mark that seems more
> consistent with F. p. anatum (which does breed in Oregon). I'm assuming that
> this is a photo that you took in Oregon and took recently, which would point
> to it being the latter subspecies.
>
> Dave Irons
> Portland, OR
>
> Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 17:21:41 -0700
> Subject: [obol] Peregrine help- link to images
> From: kfsaylor@xxxxxxxxx
> To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Apologies
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/110367164600474964103/PeregrineFalconJuvenile?authuser=0&feat=directlink
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