? ID brown falcon size in NC

[Dave O]

Bird is on hiking trail past three weekends ,May 22  , in mornings , always on ground , same spot . Have only seen back of bird  .it is all dark brown , no other colors  . No bars , no stripes , about 22 inch wingspan 

 thanks 

 

 

[Charlie Spencer]

42 minutes ago, Dave O said:

Bird is on hiking trail past three weekends ,May 22  , in mornings , always on ground , same spot . Have only seen back of bird  .it is all dark brown , no other colors  . No bars , no stripes , about 22 inch wingspan 

 thanks 

 

 

Hi!  Is this the same bird you asked about in this discussion?  We had a couple of questions over there.

Thanks!