Georgia’s falcon species are the peregrine falcon, American kestrel and merlin. They are most common in the state during fall and winter. The falcons — and hawks as well — may be spied now ...

• Peregrine falcon. The speedy raptor, which overwinters on Georgia’s coast and sometimes nests in the state, had all but disappeared east of the Mississippi by the 1970s.

Other bird species are the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, red-headed woodpecker, olive-sided flycatcher, Canada warbler, and many more. 2. Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge ...

Georgia’s new wildlife plan brings together habitat restoration, native planting and online tools to guide conservation across the state.

We used over 10,000 images of 39 falcon species collected from citizen science platforms, including the Macaulay Library. Surprisingly, this larger study challenged our earlier assumptions.

Peregrine falcon numbers in Yosemite and across the country plummeted from the 1950s to the 1970s due to DDT poisoning. By 1974, there were only 324 pairs remaining in the United States.