Falconry Study Guide Georgia Questions Correct Answers 2025 Exam Update

Falconry Study Guide Georgia Questions Correct Answers 2025 Exam Update
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the average life span of the wild adult red tailed hawk, assuming it makthe average life span of
the wild adult red tailed hawk, assuming it makes ies it to adulthood is...
a. one-year
b. two years.
c. five years

d. ten years d. ten years


Falconiformes generally come into their adult plumage at the first moult which is at...
a. six months of age
b. about one year of age
c. about two years of age

d. none of the above b. about one year of age


the nest cliff of the prairie falcon will likely face...
a. north to west
b. south to southwest
c. due east

d. west by southwest b. south to southwest



true or false. praire falcon are migratory throughout their breeding range. a. true


the strongest foot size is found on the...
a. peregrine


b. merlin

,c. American kestrel c. American kestrel


a raptor that will accept a manmade bird house for nesting is the...
a. American kestrel


b. harrier


c. red tailed hawk



d. Cooper hawk a. American kestrel


a species which normally breeds successfully at one year of age.
a. American Kestral
b. red-tailed hawk
c. peregine

d. sharp shinned hawk a. American Kestral


proportionally, the largest foot size is found on the...
a. the red tailed hawk
b. kestrel
c.sharp-shinned hawk

d. golden eagle c.sharp-shinned hawk


the sex of a red tailed hawk can be determined in most cases...
a. weight
b. eye color

,c. coloration of plumage

d. none of the above a. weight



there is a size sexual dimorphism in the red tailed hawk a. true


of the following , the raptor least inclined to migrate is the ...
a. tundra peregrine
b. merlin
c) red-tailed hawk

d) sharp-shinned hawk a. tundra peregrine


the red tailed hawk eyass generally leaves the nest for the for the first time at six weeks but
often stay in the area until the parents drive them off. a. true


Wild red-tailed hawks seem to prefer to hunt...
A) from a soar over flat prairies
b) in deep woods

c) sitting on light poles by the freeway c) sitting on light poles by the freeway


Falconers are bound by the ethics of the sport, by New York State Falconry Regulations, and by
tradition to...
a. Never tell the location of an eyrie to anyone other than a fellow falconer
b. Never talk to the press without the permission of the North American Falconers Association
c. Always give a trained bird to a novice falconer when they are done with it

d. Always leave at least one young in any eyrie d. Always leave at least one young in any
eyrie



the longwing that execls at waiting on peregrine falcon

, to be eligible for a Georgia general falconry license , an applicant must be at least...
a. fourteen
b. sixteen
c. eighteen years

d. none of the above b. sixteen


an apprentice must have ''at least two years experience in the practice of falconry at the
apprentice level to be a sponsor.
a. must possess a hawk for two seasons.
b. can become a general falconer exactly two calendar years to the day his/ her first license was
issued.
c. can become a general falconer as soon as he/ she has 24 months on the Falconry license.

d. must trap, man and train, and hunt with an allowed species of a hawk for two seasons. a.
must possess a hawk for two seasons.


assuming an apprentice falconer in Georgia has been licensed for at least two years, what is the
youngest age can become a general falconer...
a. sixteen years.
b. eighteen years.
c. twenty years.

d. twenty one years. a. sixteen years.


the word 'strike' used by a falconer means...


a. an instant of contact between a hunting raptor and either quarry or lure.
b. loosening the hood.
c. both a and b