Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.s) about Delaware Bay Shorebirds and Conflicts with Peregrine Falcons

Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.s) about Delaware Bay Shorebirds and Conflicts with Peregrine Falcons
Final Peregrine-Shorebird FAQs 508.pdf340.59 KB

Agency white paper regarding known and potential conflicts between peregrine falcons and shorebirds in New Jersey, and management options to support conservation of both.

Author(s)
Wendy Walsh, New Jersey Field Office
Senior Fish & Wildlife Biologist
Endangered Species
Expertise
Endangered Species Act,
coastal issues (beach nourishment, dredging),
coastal species (rufa red knot, piping plover, seabeach amaranth)
Area
NJ
Galloway,NJ
Publication date
Type of document
Fact Sheet
Facility
New Jersey Pinelands
New Jersey Ecological Services Field Office
The New Jersey Field Office protects endangered species, supports federal planning, mitigates environmental contamination, and partners with landowners to restore wildlife habitats. We work with others across New Jersey to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats...
Conservation Office
Galloway,NJ
Program
A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Program
Falls Church,VA
Species
A group of juvenile and adult red knot forage along the shoreline.

Length: 25-28 cm. Adults in spring: Above finely mottled with grays, black and light ochre, running into stripes on crown; throat, breast and sides of head cinnamon-brown; dark gray line through eye; abdomen and undertail coverts white; uppertail coverts white, barred with black. Adults in...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Subspecies
Male peregrine falcon perched on a branch
The peregrine falcon belongs to the genus "Falco," which is characterized by long pointed wings. In fact the word Falco is derived from "falx," the Latin word for sickle, in reference to the distinct sickle-shaped silhouette of the peregrine falcon’s extended wings in flight. Also unique to this...
FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Subspecies
Ecosystem
Coastal
Subject tags
Shorebirds
Raptors
Wildlife management
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Northeast