He thinks the sound was more Hobby like, difficult to describe - kind of
like a chirping gargle
more or less. It had just given up on a Pigeon chase, my friend thought it
odd because firstly its call was unfamiliar and the fact that most of the
time it was gliding.Sorry about the lack of substantial info.Definitely
black plumage.
Mark Kliene wrote:
> Hi all,
> My workmate has brought to my attention of a possible sighting of a
> Black Falcon.
> It began soaring upwards over the vicinity behind Bluff road, Hampton(
> SE Melb suburb ).His description is
> of a dark grey to black raptor, making a cacophony of cackling sounds -
> very much falcon like in appearance.Unfortunately not enough viewing
> time to enable a fullproof description.I would
> just like to know if there is a thread of possibility of an occurance of
> this.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark Kliene.
>
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