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California Hawking Club, Apprentice Study Guide,
sections 1.1 general, 1.2 hunting and falconry
techniques, and 2.1 care and maintenance Newest
2026 With Complete 200 Questions And Correct
Answers |Already Graded A+||Newest Exam Version!!!|
A Buzzard is....
A) a member of the genus Buteo with wide core wings, a
heavy body, and a short or stubby tail and superb soaring
capabilities.
B) a carrion eating raptor with a featherless head and
superb soaring capabilities.
C) the European vernacular for the genus of raptors that
includes the red-tailed hawk. the red-shouldered hawk, the
ferruginous hawk, the common buzzard, and the broad-
winged hawk.
D) A and C but not B - Answer-D
an Eagle is....
A) a member of the genus Aquila with long, broad wings
and a medium tail.
B) a large hawk-like bird.
C) any hawk like bird larger than the gyrfalcon.
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D) all of the above - Answer-A
what is the difference between falcons and hawks?
A)falcons include only members of the family Falconidae.
B) Hawks is a generic term like raptor, that includes all the
species in the order Falconiformes.
C) anatomical and behavioral differences.
D) all of the above - Answer-D
a hawk is....
A) a generic term describing a non eagle, non vulture,
diurnal bird of prey.
B) a member of the genus accipiter.
C) a diurnal raptor with short rounded wings long tail and
light eyes.
D) all of the above - Answer-D
a bird of prey or raptor is...
A) any bird that preys on other living creatures.
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B) a bird with powerful taloned feet for grasping and
killing, a hooked beak for tearing flesh and includes all
members of the orders falconiformes and strigiformes.
C)a member of the order falconiformes, but not the order
strigiformes.
D) a member of the order strigiformes, but not the order
falconiformes. - Answer-B
a falcon is...
A) a female of the species falco peregrinus.
B) a generic term to include all raptors with long, pointed
wings,long tails, small heads and broad shoulders.
C) any bird used in falconry.
D) A and B but not C - Answer-D
T/F. Hawks have long, pointed wings, long tails, small
heads and broad shoulders - Answer-F
T/F. in genus Falco, the third and or fourth primary from
the leading edge of the wind is/are the longest. - Answer-F
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initial selection of a nesting are by migratory raptors, such
as the prairie falcon, accompanied later by aerial display is
general made by the...
A) male who returns first to the nesting area.
B) female who remains year round.
C) neither hawk. it just happens.
D) none of the above - Answer-A
adult raptors are most likely to desert a nest...
A) just prior to laying eggs
B) during late incubation
C)during hatching.
D)just prior to fledging. - Answer-A
T/F if the first clutch of eggs are destroyed< many hawks
and falcons will lay a second clutch - Answer-T
T/F the falconer is most likely to encounter a brancher in
june - Answer-T
California Hawking Club, Apprentice Study Guide,
sections 1.1 general, 1.2 hunting and falconry
techniques, and 2.1 care and maintenance Newest
2026 With Complete 200 Questions And Correct
Answers |Already Graded A+||Newest Exam Version!!!|
A Buzzard is....
A) a member of the genus Buteo with wide core wings, a
heavy body, and a short or stubby tail and superb soaring
capabilities.
B) a carrion eating raptor with a featherless head and
superb soaring capabilities.
C) the European vernacular for the genus of raptors that
includes the red-tailed hawk. the red-shouldered hawk, the
ferruginous hawk, the common buzzard, and the broad-
winged hawk.
D) A and C but not B - Answer-D
an Eagle is....
A) a member of the genus Aquila with long, broad wings
and a medium tail.
B) a large hawk-like bird.
C) any hawk like bird larger than the gyrfalcon.
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D) all of the above - Answer-A
what is the difference between falcons and hawks?
A)falcons include only members of the family Falconidae.
B) Hawks is a generic term like raptor, that includes all the
species in the order Falconiformes.
C) anatomical and behavioral differences.
D) all of the above - Answer-D
a hawk is....
A) a generic term describing a non eagle, non vulture,
diurnal bird of prey.
B) a member of the genus accipiter.
C) a diurnal raptor with short rounded wings long tail and
light eyes.
D) all of the above - Answer-D
a bird of prey or raptor is...
A) any bird that preys on other living creatures.
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B) a bird with powerful taloned feet for grasping and
killing, a hooked beak for tearing flesh and includes all
members of the orders falconiformes and strigiformes.
C)a member of the order falconiformes, but not the order
strigiformes.
D) a member of the order strigiformes, but not the order
falconiformes. - Answer-B
a falcon is...
A) a female of the species falco peregrinus.
B) a generic term to include all raptors with long, pointed
wings,long tails, small heads and broad shoulders.
C) any bird used in falconry.
D) A and B but not C - Answer-D
T/F. Hawks have long, pointed wings, long tails, small
heads and broad shoulders - Answer-F
T/F. in genus Falco, the third and or fourth primary from
the leading edge of the wind is/are the longest. - Answer-F
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initial selection of a nesting are by migratory raptors, such
as the prairie falcon, accompanied later by aerial display is
general made by the...
A) male who returns first to the nesting area.
B) female who remains year round.
C) neither hawk. it just happens.
D) none of the above - Answer-A
adult raptors are most likely to desert a nest...
A) just prior to laying eggs
B) during late incubation
C)during hatching.
D)just prior to fledging. - Answer-A
T/F if the first clutch of eggs are destroyed< many hawks
and falcons will lay a second clutch - Answer-T
T/F the falconer is most likely to encounter a brancher in
june - Answer-T
