Falconry Study Guide Exam
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1) Which hawk builds the largest nest?
A. golden eagle.
b. osprey.
C. ferruginous hawk. - ANSWER C
2) Which is the largest and heaviest of the North American hawks?
A. red-tail hawk.
B. Ferruginous hawk.
C. gyraflacon.
D. Peale's falcon. - ANSWER B
3) A medium-sized raptor glides by overhead. It has a strongly banded
tail and translucent, almost clear areas near the wing tips. It is most
likely a
A. ferruginous hawk.
B. goshawk.
,C. red-shouldered hawk.
D. Cooper's hawk. - ANSWER C
4) Red-shouldered hawks are
A. new to falconry in California.
B. are birds of the forest.
C. are extremely noisy.
D. all of the above. - ANSWER D
5) In the wild, a red-tailed hawk will not hung game birds or passerines.
(True or False) - ANSWER False
6) The sex of a red-tailed hawk can be determined in most cases by
A. weight.
B. eye color.
C. coloration of plumage.
D. none of the above. - ANSWER A
7) There is size sexual dimorphism in the red-tailed hawk (True or False)
- ANSWER True
8) Of the following, the raptor least inclined to migrate is the
,A. tundra pereagrine.
B. merlin.
C. red-tailed hawk.
D. sharp-shinned hawk. - ANSWER C
9) Red-tails nest only in trees. (True or False) - ANSWER False
10)1 In California, red-tailed hawks lay their eggs in
A. February/March.
B. March/April.
C. April/May.
D. May/June - ANSWER B
11) Red-tails generally have how many young?
A. two.
B. Three.
C. Four. - ANSWER B
12) The red-tailed hawks eyass generally leaves the nest for the first
time at six weeks. (True or False) - ANSWER True
, 13) The Harlan's hawk is a subspecies of the the Red-tailed hawk. (True
or False) - ANSWER True
14) You can tell a passage red-tailed hawk from a passage red-
shouldered hawk by the dark patagial marks. (True or False) - ANSWER
True
15) The hawk with the most tenacious and concentrated grip after a
strike is the
A. goshawk.
B. ferruginous hawk.
C. red-tailed hawk.
D. none of the above. - ANSWER C
16) Wild red-tailed hawks seem to prefer to hung
A. from a soar over flat prairies.
B. in the deep woods.
C. sitting on light poles by the freeway.
D. none of the above. - ANSWER C
17) True or False. The sole member of the genus Parabuteo is the
Harris' hawk - ANSWER True
Questions With Revised Correct
Detailed Answers With Rationales
Guaranteed Pass
1) Which hawk builds the largest nest?
A. golden eagle.
b. osprey.
C. ferruginous hawk. - ANSWER C
2) Which is the largest and heaviest of the North American hawks?
A. red-tail hawk.
B. Ferruginous hawk.
C. gyraflacon.
D. Peale's falcon. - ANSWER B
3) A medium-sized raptor glides by overhead. It has a strongly banded
tail and translucent, almost clear areas near the wing tips. It is most
likely a
A. ferruginous hawk.
B. goshawk.
,C. red-shouldered hawk.
D. Cooper's hawk. - ANSWER C
4) Red-shouldered hawks are
A. new to falconry in California.
B. are birds of the forest.
C. are extremely noisy.
D. all of the above. - ANSWER D
5) In the wild, a red-tailed hawk will not hung game birds or passerines.
(True or False) - ANSWER False
6) The sex of a red-tailed hawk can be determined in most cases by
A. weight.
B. eye color.
C. coloration of plumage.
D. none of the above. - ANSWER A
7) There is size sexual dimorphism in the red-tailed hawk (True or False)
- ANSWER True
8) Of the following, the raptor least inclined to migrate is the
,A. tundra pereagrine.
B. merlin.
C. red-tailed hawk.
D. sharp-shinned hawk. - ANSWER C
9) Red-tails nest only in trees. (True or False) - ANSWER False
10)1 In California, red-tailed hawks lay their eggs in
A. February/March.
B. March/April.
C. April/May.
D. May/June - ANSWER B
11) Red-tails generally have how many young?
A. two.
B. Three.
C. Four. - ANSWER B
12) The red-tailed hawks eyass generally leaves the nest for the first
time at six weeks. (True or False) - ANSWER True
, 13) The Harlan's hawk is a subspecies of the the Red-tailed hawk. (True
or False) - ANSWER True
14) You can tell a passage red-tailed hawk from a passage red-
shouldered hawk by the dark patagial marks. (True or False) - ANSWER
True
15) The hawk with the most tenacious and concentrated grip after a
strike is the
A. goshawk.
B. ferruginous hawk.
C. red-tailed hawk.
D. none of the above. - ANSWER C
16) Wild red-tailed hawks seem to prefer to hung
A. from a soar over flat prairies.
B. in the deep woods.
C. sitting on light poles by the freeway.
D. none of the above. - ANSWER C
17) True or False. The sole member of the genus Parabuteo is the
Harris' hawk - ANSWER True
