** Reply to note from tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat, 25 Jan 1997 00:07:47 PST


> Study after I got home: Wheeler-Clark (Peterson's), Wheeler-Clark
> Photographic Guide, Kaufman Advanced Birding. My conclusion is that the
> Gyrfalcon was a juvenile gray morph. Would the Peregrine be expected to
> be a "pealei" by range? It sure had the underparts of an "anatum,"
> horizontal barring and light upper breast and throat apparent.

Nice note, Jerry. Some male Peale's are almost as light as _anatum_. The most
consistent discriminator is that the "cheeks" of _pealei_ are almost always
streaked to some degree whereas those of _anatum_ are unmarked.

- Jack


Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca