“Falcons on release day”

Falcon at falcon site on release day at Grandfather Mountain, NC; falcon can be seen at center, on rock. Grandfather Mountain was used as an original release site for peregrine falcons during 1980s reintroduction efforts for the endangered species; it was the first place that peregrines were success...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morton, Hugh MacRae, 1921-2006.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wilson Library, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives 1984
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Online Access:http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/morton_highlights,7074
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Summary:Falcon at falcon site on release day at Grandfather Mountain, NC; falcon can be seen at center, on rock. Grandfather Mountain was used as an original release site for peregrine falcons during 1980s reintroduction efforts for the endangered species; it was the first place that peregrines were successfully reintroduced to North Carolina.