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Other Birds of Prey
OTHER NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS OF
PREY include
hawks, falcons, owls, vultures and condors. Hawks in the U.S.A. include
the Red-Tailed Hawk, Sharp Shinned Hawk, Harris' Hawk and Cooper's Hawk.
Owls include the Barn Owl, Great Horned Owl, Snowy Owl, Barred Owl and the
tiny Screech Owl. The Peregrine Falcon and the American Kestrel both belong
to the falcon family and range throughout the U.S.A. The U.S.A.'s vultures
(also called buzzards by some folks) include the Black Vulture and Turkey
Vulture. The California Condor is North America's only condor species, and
is very endangered.
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 California
Condor
The
California Condor reproduces slowly. It usually only breeds every other
year. Because of this, combined with loss of foraging habitat, illegal
shootings, DDT and incidental poisonings, the California Condor nearly
became extinct. In the mid to late 1980s, the remaining Condors were
brought into captivity and placed in breeding programs at the San Diego
Wild Animal Park and Los Angeles Zoo. This effort has saved the Condor
from the brink of extinction. Recently (2004), young captive hatched
Condors were released not only in southern California, but at the Grand
Canyon as well. The Grand Canyon reintroduction
is a joint project among: The Peregrine Fund, the Bureau
of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service,
Arizona Game and Fish Department, Southern Utah’s Coalition of
Resources and Economics, and others (see http://www.peregrinefund.org). The
California Condor's South American relative is the Andean Condor. Other
related species that can be found around the world are: Turkey Vulture,
Yellow-Headed Vulture, King Vulture and Black Vulture."
The
Peregrine Fund - World Center For Birds Of Prey
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