That happens, however, there is a long courtship period, with cooperative hunting Good reason, since she is the one who produces the eggs and does the brooding. But the female is larger than the male– for Thanks to them and concernedĬitizens, the return of the American peregrine is a success story we can all be proudĪdult males and females both look about the same, with a mostly dark grayīack and head and a black-speckled white belly.
Species Act of 1973 has it made a comeback, mostly through captive breeding progamsĪnd protection offered by the U.S. In many parts of the world, including the United States. Use of the insecticide DDT in the 1950’s, however, the species became almost extinct The peregrine was until fairly recently one of the most widespread ofĪll bird species, reaching to the ends of the Earth except Antarctica. One who calls qee qee qee qee” when disturbed. On the YK Delta, the peregrine is known as “qiirayuli,” which in Yupik means “the Of these being, “duck hawk,” because it often feeds on small ducks. It has many common names, the most common More about these fascinating birds in two weeks than I had in fifty years before that.īiologists like my banding partner Fran Mauer refer to this bird as Falco peregrinus, which is Latin for “wandering falcon,” since it will sometimes travel half-way around To census and band every fledgling peregrine on the river. Has more of these falcons than any other Yukon tributary in Alaska. The Porcupine is a tributary of the Yukon River located in northeast Alaska, and probably I learned first-hand about peregrines when I volunteered several yearsĪgo to help a friend band peregrine nestlings for two weeks along the Porcupine River. Pretty amazing picture, isn’t it? Well, Peregrine falcons areĪmazing birds. Hitting your prey with fist-clenched talons, then sommersaulting in mid-air to comeĪround and grab it. One of your mortal enemies, a golden eagle. Towards the ground at more than 200 mph in pursuit of a duck or ptarmigan or even Have you ever wondered what it might be like being a Peregrine falcon? Imagine hurtling
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