Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus

Description

• Slate gray above and pale below with fine black bars and spots
• Dominant black moustache markings
• Immature are brown and darker below

Size

• Length: 15-21" (38-53 cm)
• Wingspan: 40" (1 m)

Range

• Open country near water and in cities near buildings
• Alaska and Greenland south to Georgia and Baja California
• Winters north to British Columbia and Massachusetts

Diet

• Mainly birds
• Occasionally, rodents and insects

Voice

• "Kack-kack-kack"
• "Wee-chew, Wee-chew"

Nesting

• Nest is a scrape with little lining on cliffs or building ledges
• Lay 2-4 cream colored eggs with brown spots
• Eggs incubate for 28 days
• Fledgelings leave the nest at 5-6 weeks after hatching

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