Falconry Exam Latest Version 2024/2025 Expert-Verified Q&As

"Cast" means... a. the act of disgorging a pellet of fur, feathers, bones, or all three b. two falcons flown together c. to hold or wrap a hawk so as to prevent movement d. all of the above - ANS »»» Ans. d All are correct. A casting is the indigestible portions of a raptor's meal, usually the bones and feathers of their prey, which are formed into a compact pellet and disgorged through the mouth. The word, "cast," is also used to mean two raptors of the same species flown together, of either sex. One also "casts" a bird to immobilize it. "Deck" feathers are... a. the central pair of tail feathers b. the feather tuft on top of a falcon's hood. c. the feathers used in imping a broken tail or wing feathers d. the row of feathers which run down the wing above the primaries and secondaries - ANS »»» A. the central pair of tail feathers "Shock marks" on the tail of an eyas hawk are most likely the result of... a. a period of time when the parents failed to provide adequate food for the youngster before it was taken from the nest b. the stress of being taken from the nest c. external parasites d. all of the above - ANS »»» Ans. d The tail streaks that falconers of old called "hunger streaks" or "hunger traces" are probably more accurately called "stress marks" or "shock marks." They indicate a point in feather development at which the bird was under sufficient stress that normal growth was temporarily halted. Prolonged hunger can certainly cause these same marks, but they are universally the mark of an eyas hawk unless it was taken as a downy. They often appear on an eyas' tail at the point of feather growth that the bird was taken