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Question 1

Male hawks are usually larger than females Hawks T/F

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The two outer tail feathers are the “deck feathers”.
T/F

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A falcon (female peregrine) has long, pointed wings
T/F

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A Harris hawk has orange markings on its wings.
T/F

Answer 4

True

Question 5

On a hawk the tail feathers are known as the train.
T/F

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Accipiters generally have wide wings and a short tail.
T/F

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Young hawks that have flown are called “branchers”.
T/F

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Hawks only use vision to hunt.
T/F

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The cere is the waxy skin above the beak.
T/F

Answer 9

True

Question 10

The strongest foot for its size is the Sharp-shinned’s.
T/F

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Large long wings build a new nest every year.
T/F

Answer 11

False

Question 12

An eagle passes over head. It is dark but it has large white patches on the underside of the wings. Or is likely…
A. A mature golden eagle
B. An immature golden eagle
C. A mature bald eagle
D. An immature bald eagle

Answer 12

B. An immature golden eagle

Question 13

sharp-shinned hawks can be distinguished from Cooper’s hawks by…
A. The eyes
B. Plumage color
C. Extreme roundness of the Cooper’s tail feathers
D. Shape of the wings

Answer 13

C. Extreme roundness of the Cooper’s tail feathers

Question 14

A hawk developed it adult plumage at about …
A. One years of age
B. Two years of age
C. Three years of age

Answer 14

A. One years of age

Question 15

Buteos are usually described as …
A. Having long pointed wings; chiefly prey,on birds
B. Distinguished from the long wings, as having longer tails and shorter wings, most obvious in flight.
C. Slender bodied, with long wings, and long tails
D. Useless in Falconry

Answer 15

D. Useless in Falconry