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Date: 10/24/26 9:26 am From: Anthony Metcalf via groups.io <ametcalf...> Subject: Re: [inlandcountybirds] Tundra Peregrine Falcon at the SJWA Oct 23, 2026
btw, I really dislike auto spell check On Sat, Oct 24, 2026 at 9:18 AM Anthony Metcalf via groups.io <ametcalf= <csusb.edu...> wrote: > Hi all, > > see https://ebird.org/checklist/S405033133 > > A Tundra Peregrin Falcon was observed on a loafing island on the newly > constructed wetlands north of the elevated ponds2 and 3. Characters include > the Buffy colored forehead and crown, with narrow molar stripes creating a > whte contrasting cheek. A thin dark line running horizontally above the eye > created a white supercilious. The upper surface of the wing and back were a > "cold" brown gray with pale edgings visible in the field and somewhat in > the cropped photos. The primary projection appeared long in the field and > in the photos. Some ebird exploring suggests that this is the first Tundra > subspecies recorded for the tri-county area. I could only find one record > (w photos byAndrew Birch 8 Jan 22) for southern California. > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S405033133 > > > -- > Anthony Metcalf > Department of Biology > California State University, San Bernardino > 5500 University Parkway > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5500+University+Parkway+%0D%0ASan+Bernardino,+CA+92407?entry=gmail&source=g> > San Bernardino, CA > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5500+University+Parkway+%0D%0ASan+Bernardino,+CA+92407?entry=gmail&source=g> > 92407 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5500+University+Parkway+%0D%0ASan+Bernardino,+CA+92407?entry=gmail&source=g> > (909) 537-7501 > FAX: (909) 537-7038 > > -- Anthony Metcalf Department of Biology California State University, San Bernardino 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407 (909) 537-7501 FAX: (909) 537-7038 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1875): https://groups.io/g/inlandcountybirds/message/1875 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/121917215/858290 Group Owner: inlandcountybirds+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/inlandcountybirds/unsub [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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