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  1. 03-17-2018, 03:40 PM #1
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    Default What type of bird id this?

    Eating another bird today in my backyard. East Central Minnesota

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    I am leaning towards a Peregrine Falcon.
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    It seems to small for a Falcon but I can't get a good size reference. I've been getting large migratory Owls near my place and my girlfriends place. A fair amount of different birds in MN this winter
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    Looks a lot like Peregrine's, sounds like a Peregrine's. Probably is a Peregrine's. I wouldn't have expected one that far north this time of year, but spring is coming.
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    Sharp-shinned hawk
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    Quote Originally Posted by evnpar View Post
    Sharp-shinned hawk
    I'm no bird watcher by far but I'd never heard of a Sharp Shinned Hawk so I went looking. evanpar seems to have something there--

    https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/...hinned_Hawk/id
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    We had a sharp-shinned in Maple Grove, Mn. It lived on yellow finches. Would catch them at the feeders in front of the Hardware Hank store.

    i agree with Richard. They are rare in MN.
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    Thanks everyone. Sharp-shinned hawk it is then.

    They do breed in Minnesota but up in the Arrowhead or north east area.
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