I'm pretty sure I just saw, and heard, a peregrine falcon high up in a tree in my neighborhood in South Hill, Ithaca. It was calling loudly and I saw another one swoop down towards it. This one had the distinct falcon wing shape. I don't know what else it could've been. They seemed to scuffle for a brief moment before the visitor flew away. The initial bird was still there when I walked by 10 minutes later, still calling. Most of what I could identify from a distance was its white chest. Can it be the case that these are peregrines?
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