Prairie Falcon

Prairie Falcon

July 6, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, large, Prairie grassland, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Falco mexicanus L 15 1/2-19 1/2″(39-50 cm) W 35-43″(89-109 cm). Song or calls: Loud “kree-kree-kree,” usually

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Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

July 6, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, large, Prairie grassland, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Falco peregrinus L 16-20″(41-51 cm) W 36-44″(91-112 cm). Song or calls: Generally quiet, shrill “kek-kek-kek” given

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Merlin

Merlin

July 2, 2010July 27, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Deciduous Forest, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Prairie grassland, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Falco columbarius L 12″(31 cm) W 25″(64 cm). Song or calls: Usually

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Gyrfalcon

Gyrfalcon

June 28, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu brown to tan, gray, large, Prairie grassland, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

Falco rusticolus L 20-25″(51-64 cm) W 50-64″(127-163 cm). Song or calls: Low harsh “kak kak kak.” Description: Sexes similar. Variable

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American Kestrel

American Kestrel

June 7, 2010August 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, medium, Prairie grassland, Sandhills region, Urban or Cropland, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Falco sparverius L 10 1/2″(27 cm) W 23″(58 cm). Song or calls: Listen (NGPC audio) Your

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