Thanks, Ty, I didn't realize I should've looked for that until after it was
gone.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 3:20 PM <ty.smedes...> wrote:
> Did you note if it had dark axillaries? That’s a defining characteristic.
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> Ty Smedes
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> *From:* <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> *On Behalf Of
> *Diane Dentlinger
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 13, 2025 1:11 PM
> *To:* IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
> *Subject:* [ia-bird] Greene Co. Prairie Falcon
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> At about noon today I saw a Falcon that appeared to me to be a Prairie
> Falcon in flight. I first saw it close flying up from the ground away from
> me showing its plain light brown back. It had pointed Falcon wings. There
> was a Kestral in the area, too, but this bird was too big to be a Kestral
> or a Merlin. As it flew higher, it appeared to be uniform colored
> underneath with heavy brown streaking. When it turned its head, lower than
> the eye, I briefly saw two vertical facial markings. It kept soaring
> higher, heading north & west out of view. I was at an intersection a couple
> miles north and west of Bayard.
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> Diane Dentlinger
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> Des Moines
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