California Falconry Test Practice 2025-2026 Most
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Accipiter - CORRECT ANSWER: a hawk of a group distinguished by short, broad wings
and relatively long legs, adapted for fast flight in wooded country.
Apprentice Falconer - CORRECT ANSWER: You must be at least 12 years of age to
become an _________, and you must have a general or master falconer as a sponsor
while you are an ___________.
Arboreal - CORRECT ANSWER: Living in trees.
Aspergillosis - CORRECT ANSWER: A form of fungal infection, leading to the lethal
inflammation of the lungs. Insidious in onset, difficult to treat, and nearly always fatal.
Austringer - CORRECT ANSWER: one who hunts with a broadwinged (buteo, eagle,
parabuteo) or a shortwinged hawk (accipiter)
Aylmeri Jesses - CORRECT ANSWER: A modern variant of the restraints used to
control raptors. They consist of three parts: anklets, bracelets, or cuffs which are fitted
around the hawk's tarsi, mews jesses with a swivel which are fitted whenever the hawk
is tethered, and stills field jesses which are fitted whenever the hawk is flown free.
______s are required by law.
Bal-Chatri - CORRECT ANSWER: This trap is double caged to prevent the talons of the
raptor from getting through to the live bait inside, but the raptors talons will get caught
on the outside of it
, Bate - CORRECT ANSWER: The wild jumping off and beating of wings in which most
hawks indulge in at one time or another, while still held to the block, perch, or fist. May
be caused by fright, wildness, boredom, or plain temper.
Beam Feathers - CORRECT ANSWER: The long feathers of a hawk's wing, also called
the "primaries".
Bells - CORRECT ANSWER: These are most useful when the bird is down on quarry
and trying to hide. can be annealed on a hot plate to make them less brittle.
Bewits - CORRECT ANSWER: Small leather bracelets to which the jesses are attached
as falconry hardware to safely restrain a bird of prey
Bind - CORRECT ANSWER: Seizing quarry or lure with the feet in a tight, clamped-on
hold.
Bird Hawk - CORRECT ANSWER: A hawk which mostly preys on other birds.
Block Perch - CORRECT ANSWER: The type of perch needed for longwings.
Bowse - CORRECT ANSWER: Drinking by a hawk.
Brace - CORRECT ANSWER: The leather straps whereby a hood is loosened
Brancher - CORRECT ANSWER: A young hawk that has left the nest or the eyrie, but
not the immediate area. Usually occurring in June
Break-in - CORRECT ANSWER: The act of ______ through a kill's skin.
Recent Version Comprehensive 100 Questions
and Verified Answers Accurate Solutions Already
Graded A+ Get it 100% Correct
Accipiter - CORRECT ANSWER: a hawk of a group distinguished by short, broad wings
and relatively long legs, adapted for fast flight in wooded country.
Apprentice Falconer - CORRECT ANSWER: You must be at least 12 years of age to
become an _________, and you must have a general or master falconer as a sponsor
while you are an ___________.
Arboreal - CORRECT ANSWER: Living in trees.
Aspergillosis - CORRECT ANSWER: A form of fungal infection, leading to the lethal
inflammation of the lungs. Insidious in onset, difficult to treat, and nearly always fatal.
Austringer - CORRECT ANSWER: one who hunts with a broadwinged (buteo, eagle,
parabuteo) or a shortwinged hawk (accipiter)
Aylmeri Jesses - CORRECT ANSWER: A modern variant of the restraints used to
control raptors. They consist of three parts: anklets, bracelets, or cuffs which are fitted
around the hawk's tarsi, mews jesses with a swivel which are fitted whenever the hawk
is tethered, and stills field jesses which are fitted whenever the hawk is flown free.
______s are required by law.
Bal-Chatri - CORRECT ANSWER: This trap is double caged to prevent the talons of the
raptor from getting through to the live bait inside, but the raptors talons will get caught
on the outside of it
, Bate - CORRECT ANSWER: The wild jumping off and beating of wings in which most
hawks indulge in at one time or another, while still held to the block, perch, or fist. May
be caused by fright, wildness, boredom, or plain temper.
Beam Feathers - CORRECT ANSWER: The long feathers of a hawk's wing, also called
the "primaries".
Bells - CORRECT ANSWER: These are most useful when the bird is down on quarry
and trying to hide. can be annealed on a hot plate to make them less brittle.
Bewits - CORRECT ANSWER: Small leather bracelets to which the jesses are attached
as falconry hardware to safely restrain a bird of prey
Bind - CORRECT ANSWER: Seizing quarry or lure with the feet in a tight, clamped-on
hold.
Bird Hawk - CORRECT ANSWER: A hawk which mostly preys on other birds.
Block Perch - CORRECT ANSWER: The type of perch needed for longwings.
Bowse - CORRECT ANSWER: Drinking by a hawk.
Brace - CORRECT ANSWER: The leather straps whereby a hood is loosened
Brancher - CORRECT ANSWER: A young hawk that has left the nest or the eyrie, but
not the immediate area. Usually occurring in June
Break-in - CORRECT ANSWER: The act of ______ through a kill's skin.
