Southern Extension to the Breeding Range of the Gyrfalcon, Falco Rusticolus, in Eastern North America

We report the observation of four gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) nests and several adults south of the previously recognized southern limit of the species' breeding distribution in eastern North America. Our southernmost observations extends the known breeding range approximately 400 km to the so...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Brodeur, S., Morneau, F., Décarie, R., DesGranges, J.-L., Negro, J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1995
Subjects:
Aerial surveys
Animal distribution
Bird nesting
Gyrfalcons
Helicopters
Baleine
Grande rivière de la
region
Québec
Petite Riviere de la
Quebec
Hudson Bay region
Labrador
Long Island (54 52 N
79 25 W)
Nunavut
Nastapoka
Rivière
Nouveau-Québec
Découverte
Hudson
Hudson Bay
Long Island
Arctic
Falco rusticolus
gyrfalcon
toundra
Tundra
faucon gerfaut
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64283

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