[TN-Bird] Peregrine falcon - Immature; Montgomery Cty

From: Daniel Moss <dmoss5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN Bird Listserve <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:21:37 -0400 (EDT)
16 Oct 2009 4:35pm
Clarksville

On the way home from work today I was traveling south down Fort Campbell Blvd 
and entered the east-bound loop of the Hwy 374 Bypass interchange. I noticed a 
large falcon in the top of a snag on the left side that caught my eye. I pulled 
over to view with binocs and saw a moustachial stripe and white cheek patch. I 
quickly got out for a better look and observed dark streaking on the underparts 
and a paler color on top of it's head consistant with an immature Peregrine 
falcon. The bird remained perched for another 2-3 minutes and then flew south 
towards a group of flying Rock pigeons when I lost sight of it. The powerlines 
at this interchange usually contain pigeons, which may have lured the bird in.

This is the first Peregrine falcon I have seen in Clarksville or Montgomery 
county.

Daniel Moss
Clarksville, TN
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