Compare to other similar local raptors - American Kestrel and Prairie Falcon.
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Rare even in the west - these falcons are being
reintroduced to many of their former ranges after suffering near-extinction
from the effects of DDT and other pesticide use.
Compare to other similar local raptors - American Kestrel and Prairie Falcon. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Peregrine Falcon
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Peregrine Falcon Facts Page - Excellent profile, excellent photos, displayed by the "Raptor Research Project" in Decorah, Iowa.
The Peregrine Falcon Information Center - Facts, links and conservation studies displayed by on this Web site by the "Avian Science and Conservation Centre of McGill University" in Montreal, Canada.
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us