Editorial Type:
Article Category: Letter
| Online Publication Date: 01 Sept 2016
First Record of Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Ground Nesting Activity on the U.S. Atlantic Coast
First Record of Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Ground Nesting Activity on the U.S. Atlantic Coast
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Page Range: 313 – 315
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-15-72.1
Keywords:
Peregrine Falcon
; Falco peregrinus;
Atlantic coast
;
barrier island
;
ground-nesting
;
reproduction
Copyright: © 2016 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. 2016
Figure 1.
(a) Ground-nesting Peregrine Falcon brood on Cedar Island, VA, when initially found on 19 June 2013; (b) Peregrine Falcon renesting attempt with four eggs on Cedar Island, VA, May 2014 (Photos by R. Boettcher); (c) Adult Peregrine Falcon brooding two young on Cedar Island, VA, 17 June 2014. The temperature stamp at bottom of the photo reflects the ground temperature of the nest site (140°F/60°C).
Contributor Notes
1 Email address: ruth.boettcher@dgif.virginia.gov
Received: 05 Oct 2015
Accepted: 08 Jan 2016