Prairie Falcon Range Map

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Resident to short-distance migrant. Many California birds don’t migrate. In other regions, Prairie Falcons move between distinct breeding and wintering areas, but individuals may move north or east, as well as south, following patterns of food availability.

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Falcons and Caracaras(Order: Falconiformes, Family: Falconidae)

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