The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), a bird of prey in the family Falconidae, is one of the most wide-ranging birds in the world with populations in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. However, with extensive pesticide use, particularly...

The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the Peregrine,[2] and historically also as "Duck Hawk" in North America,[3] is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is a large-sized falcon, females being larger and...

Meet the bird in charge of cleaning up cities! No, it doesn't pick up trash. It doesn't wash windows. It doesn't drive the street cleaner. But the peregrine (PAIR-uh-grin) falcon helps keep cities clean. How? Many cities have had a...

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park is home to three peregrine falcons. Two falcons live in the peregrine exhibit, and one falcon is in training for the "In the Wings" Bird Show, which will take place at the zoo twice a...

Cliffs and trails leading to them have been closed in eight areas around Vermont to protect nesting peregrine falcons.The areas will remain closed until Aug. 1 unless a falcon pair does not nest or they're unsuccessful at nesting, the Fish and Wildlife Department said."The areas...

A peregrine falcon shrieked as scientists snatched three eggs from his precarious perch beneath the Bay Bridge to save the chicks from a deadly fall or car collision when they hatch.University of California, Santa Cruz, biologist Brian Latta on Friday removed the eggs from a...