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Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Photo by Sherry8
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 18 inches tall. Dark brown feathers on back. Fawn colored feathers on chest, and white with gray stripes farther down.

Habitat:

Beechwood Farms

Notes:

I was one of the caregivers for the three resident raptors at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel, PA. This boy is a permanent resident due to a severely fractured wing.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Since you know the identity of this beautiful bird please add the scientific name to your spotting to make it complete. Thanks! :-)

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Raptors of North America
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedNovember 7, 2017

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