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Re: Peregrine Falcon takes American Oystercatcher



I should have checked weights before making
my comment-- I see that oystercatchers are not
really that "big" compared to some waterfowl
species that Peregrines regularly take.

John Fussell
Morehead City, NC
jfuss@clis.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Reece Mitchell <rmitche2@tds.net>
To: John Fussell <jfuss@clis.com>; carolinabirds
<carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: Peregrine Falcon takes American Oystercatcher


> Peregrines have been known to take Mallards. I suspect that is about
the
> upper limit.
>                                      Reece Mitchell
>                                      rmitche2@tds.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Fussell" <jfuss@clis.com>
> To: "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 3:36 PM
> Subject: Peregrine Falcon takes American Oystercatcher
>
>
> > Got a call from someone who observed a Peregrine
> > Falcon killing and eating an oystercatcher at Core Banks, NC
> > this past Sunday.  Wonder if an oystercather is about at the
> > upper size limit of species taken by Peregrines.
> >
> > By the way, I'm seeing oystercatcher pairs landing on
> > flat rooftops (condominiums, motels) at Atlantic Beach, NC
> > again this year.  Also saw one pair landing on a building at
> > Morehead Plaza in Morehead City.
> >
> > I still haven't heard from anyone who knows of rooftop nesting
> > by oystercatchers anywhere else in the U.S., although I can't
> > believe that it is restricted to the Atlantic Beach-Morehead City
> > area.
> >
> > John Fussell
> > Morehead City, NC
> > jfuss@clis.com
> >
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