This afternoon shortly after 3 pm on the north east corner of Holborn
and Woodbine rds between Newmarket and Sutton, a falcon sat clearly
visible on a branch about 12 feet off the ground. When it flew off the
tail bands were very indicative of a Merlin. But three characteristics
flew in the face of such an identification. The moustache was not
vague but clear. The streaking on the underparts stopped rather
abruptly just below the chest. Most pertinently, this bird was much
too large for a Merlin.
Hendrik Hart
19094 Centre street
Mount Albert, Ontario
Canada L0G 1M0
Ph: 905-473-9896
Email: [email protected]
Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for
music. -Sergei Rachmaninov
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