Title: High falcon count noted Post by: Donna on 17-Oct-11, 09:43:18 PM If the population of duck hawks continues growing at its current rate, small mammals in St. Johns County might soon have more to worry about.
A team of trackers who monitor the local migration flights of the peregrine falcon, or duck hawk (for its taste for water fowl), reported that over a 16-day period this year, 939 peregrines flew past a platform at Guana River State Park. http://staugustine.com/news/2011-10-16 (http://staugustine.com/news/2011-10-16) |