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1 December 2018 A Large Aggregation of 50 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) During Migration in the Western Gulf of Mexico
Silvan T. Paganini
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Abstract

In October 2017, we opportunistically observed up to 50 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) on a ship moored in the western Gulf of Mexico. All birds we aged were juveniles, and they hunted from the ship, frequently perching extremely close to one another (<1 m apart) on cables. Both the number of birds and also the very short inter-individual distances when perching make these observations unusual among the published reports for this species.

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Silvan T. Paganini "A Large Aggregation of 50 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) During Migration in the Western Gulf of Mexico," Journal of Raptor Research 52(4), 500-502, (1 December 2018). https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-18-13.1
Received: 12 January 2018; Accepted: 12 June 2018; Published: 1 December 2018
KEYWORDS
aggregation
Falco peregrinus
Gulf of Mexico
inter-individual distance
migration
Peregrine Falcon
prey
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