CALIFORNIA HAWKING CLUB, APPRENTICE
STUDY GUIDE, SECTION 1.1 GENERAL, 1.2
HUNTING AND FALCONRY TECHNIQUES,
AND 2.1 CARE AND MAINTENANCE EXAM
2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|BRAND NEW
VERSION!!|GUARANTEED PASS
Of the following, the raptor least inclined to migrate is the...
A) tundra peregrine
B) merlin
C) red-tailed hawk
D) sharp-shinned hawk
C
T/F red-tails nest only in trees
F
In California, red-tailed hawks lay their eggs in...
A) February/march
B) march/april
C) april/may
D) may/june
B
Red-tails generally have how many young?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
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,B
T/F the red-tailed hawk eyass generally leaves the nest for the first time at six weeks
T
T/F The Harlan's hawk is a subspecies fo the red-tailed hawk
T
T/F You can tell a passage red-tailed hawk from a passage red-shouldered hawk by the dark
patagial marks
T
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
C
Wild red-tailed hawks seem to prefer to hunt...
A) from a soar over flat prairies
B) in deep woods
C) sitting on light poles by the freeway
D) none of the above
C
T/F The sole member of the genus parabuteo is the Harris' hawk
T
While driving in the sonoran desert you see a raptor perched on a tall saguaro cactus. a second
hawk of the same species is perched on it's back while a third hawk perches on the back of the
second. the most likely identification is...
A) rough-legged hawk
B) ferruginous hawk
C) prairie falcon
D) Harris' hawk
D
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,Castings containing bones and often the entire skulls of prey in the pellets
A) Longwings
B) Accipiter
C) Buteo
D) Owl
D
which of the following does not have a crop?
A) red-tailed hawk
B) bald eagle
C) osprey
D) great horned owl
D
T/F the raptor that can lift heavier loads in proportion to its size than any other raptor is the
great horned owl
T
in March, you find a raptorial baby bird "abandoned" on the forest floor. it is probably a ...
A) red-tailed hawk
B) great horned owl
C) goshawk
D) golden eagle
B
T/F you can take and use barred owls for falconry
T
Of one hundred red-tailed hawks born in a given year, how many are alive after five years?
A) 26
B) 15
C) 10
D) 5
D
The average life-span of a wild adult red-tailed hawk, assuming it makes it to adulthood is...
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
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, C) 5 years
D) 10 years
B
Falconers are bound by the ethics of the sport and by tradition to...
A) never tell the location of an eyrie to anyone other than a fellow falconer.
B) never talk to the press without permission of the California hawking club
C) always give a trained hawk to an apprentice falconer when done with it
D) always leave at least one young in a eyrie.
D
cast means...
A) the act of disgorging a pellet consisting of fur, feathers, and bones
B) 2 or more hawks flown together
C) to hold or wrap a hawk so as to prevent movement
D) all of the above
D
when walking with a falconer carrying a unhooded hawk, a visitor should always walk...
A) in front of the falconer
B) behind the falconer
C) to the right of a right handed falconer
D) to the left of a right handed falconer
C
When walking with a falconer whos red-tailed hawk is perched in a tree, a visitor should
always...
A) walk anywhere, it doesn't matter
B) avoid getting between the falconer and the hawk
C) walk behind and to the left of a right handed falconer
D) walk in front of the falconer 3-4 paces
B
T/F a 5 year old trained hawk can never be accurately described as an eyass
F
Which of the following has a long history of falconry?
A) red-tailed hawk
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STUDY GUIDE, SECTION 1.1 GENERAL, 1.2
HUNTING AND FALCONRY TECHNIQUES,
AND 2.1 CARE AND MAINTENANCE EXAM
2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|BRAND NEW
VERSION!!|GUARANTEED PASS
Of the following, the raptor least inclined to migrate is the...
A) tundra peregrine
B) merlin
C) red-tailed hawk
D) sharp-shinned hawk
C
T/F red-tails nest only in trees
F
In California, red-tailed hawks lay their eggs in...
A) February/march
B) march/april
C) april/may
D) may/june
B
Red-tails generally have how many young?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
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,B
T/F the red-tailed hawk eyass generally leaves the nest for the first time at six weeks
T
T/F The Harlan's hawk is a subspecies fo the red-tailed hawk
T
T/F You can tell a passage red-tailed hawk from a passage red-shouldered hawk by the dark
patagial marks
T
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
C
Wild red-tailed hawks seem to prefer to hunt...
A) from a soar over flat prairies
B) in deep woods
C) sitting on light poles by the freeway
D) none of the above
C
T/F The sole member of the genus parabuteo is the Harris' hawk
T
While driving in the sonoran desert you see a raptor perched on a tall saguaro cactus. a second
hawk of the same species is perched on it's back while a third hawk perches on the back of the
second. the most likely identification is...
A) rough-legged hawk
B) ferruginous hawk
C) prairie falcon
D) Harris' hawk
D
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,Castings containing bones and often the entire skulls of prey in the pellets
A) Longwings
B) Accipiter
C) Buteo
D) Owl
D
which of the following does not have a crop?
A) red-tailed hawk
B) bald eagle
C) osprey
D) great horned owl
D
T/F the raptor that can lift heavier loads in proportion to its size than any other raptor is the
great horned owl
T
in March, you find a raptorial baby bird "abandoned" on the forest floor. it is probably a ...
A) red-tailed hawk
B) great horned owl
C) goshawk
D) golden eagle
B
T/F you can take and use barred owls for falconry
T
Of one hundred red-tailed hawks born in a given year, how many are alive after five years?
A) 26
B) 15
C) 10
D) 5
D
The average life-span of a wild adult red-tailed hawk, assuming it makes it to adulthood is...
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
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, C) 5 years
D) 10 years
B
Falconers are bound by the ethics of the sport and by tradition to...
A) never tell the location of an eyrie to anyone other than a fellow falconer.
B) never talk to the press without permission of the California hawking club
C) always give a trained hawk to an apprentice falconer when done with it
D) always leave at least one young in a eyrie.
D
cast means...
A) the act of disgorging a pellet consisting of fur, feathers, and bones
B) 2 or more hawks flown together
C) to hold or wrap a hawk so as to prevent movement
D) all of the above
D
when walking with a falconer carrying a unhooded hawk, a visitor should always walk...
A) in front of the falconer
B) behind the falconer
C) to the right of a right handed falconer
D) to the left of a right handed falconer
C
When walking with a falconer whos red-tailed hawk is perched in a tree, a visitor should
always...
A) walk anywhere, it doesn't matter
B) avoid getting between the falconer and the hawk
C) walk behind and to the left of a right handed falconer
D) walk in front of the falconer 3-4 paces
B
T/F a 5 year old trained hawk can never be accurately described as an eyass
F
Which of the following has a long history of falconry?
A) red-tailed hawk
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