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Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus

Photo by LivanEscudero
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38.8802, -104.881

Field Notes

Habitat:

Breed in open country throughout the West wherever they can find bluffs and cliffs to nest on, including in alpine habitat to about 11,000 feet. Breeding habitats include grasslands, shrubsteppe desert, areas of mixed shrubs and grasslands, or alpine tundra that supports abundant ground squirrel or pika populations.

Notes:

Seen soaring high above the tallest cliffs in this park in the early morning.

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