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Arctic Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus tundrius)
Photo © Maslowski Wildlife Productions, Cincinnati
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At speeds up to 200 miles an hour, the aerial dives of this hunting bird can be breathtaking. This falcon sometimes travels more than 10,000 miles to its winter home in the South.
Spring migration:
Many of the Peregrines use the barrier islands of Texas before making their way to the Arctic coastal plain.
Fall migration:
Some of these birds migrate in the fall from Alaska along the east side of the Rockies to southern Texas and South America. But some may also be found on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Others can be seen along the Atlantic coast from New Jersey to the Carolinas Look for these birds along shore lines and river valleys, where there's an abundance of shorebirds and other prey.
Maximum migration: 11,000 miles
Altitude: 3,000 feet
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