Peregrine Falcon Quiz

Closer Look Index

1. A biologist who studies birds is called an ornithologist

   True
   False

2. In Canada, there are three subspecies of peregrine falcons, but only one breeds in Southern Ontario.
   Which of the following species is it?
   a) anatum
   b)pealei
   c)tundrius
   
   
3. Fostering is
   a) helping peregrines learn to fly
   b) people looking after young peregrines
   c) placing young birds with adult pairs that already have some young of their own
   
   
4. Peregrine falcons are noted for their high speeds and are perhaps the fastest of all birds.
   True
   False
   
   
5. A clutch is:
   a) a male peregrine falcon
   b) a set of eggs
   c) when the female bird sits on her eggs to incubate them
   
   
6. What is an eyrie? (pronounced "I-ree")
   a) one of the Great Lakes
   b) the nest of a bird of prey, high on a cliff
   c) a device used to measure a bird's sense of hearing
   
   
7. The worldwide decline in peregrine falcon populations was directly related to:
   a) habitat destruction
   b) increased numbers of predators
   c) agricultural and industrial use of pesticides
   
   
8. Hacking is:
   a) a method used to release captive-raised young peregrine falcons into the wild (when they are very few adult birds in the breeding population).
   b) what peregrines do when they become ill and are unable to swallow food
   
   

   Bonus:
   Is DDT still being used as a pesticide?
   a) YES
   b) NO