California Hawking Club, Appren ce Study Guide,
sec ons 1.1 general, 1.2 hun ng and falconry
techniques, and 2.1 care and maintenance/ California
Hawking Club - Falconry Exam Study Guide Updated
New!! 2025/2026
A Buzzard is....
A) a member of the genus Buteo with wide core wings, a heavy body, and a short or stubby tail
and superb soaring capabili es.
B) a carrion ea ng raptor with a featherless head and superb soaring capabili es.
C) the European vernacular for the genus of raptors that includes the red-tailed hawk. the red-
shouldered hawk, the ferruginous hawk, the common buzzard, and the broad-winged hawk.
D) A and C but not B - Answers D
an Eagle is....
A) a member of the genus Aquila with long, broad wings and a medium tail.
B) a large hawk-like bird.
C) any hawk like bird larger than the gyrfalcon.
D) all of the above - Answers A
what is the difference between falcons and hawks?
A)falcons include only members of the family Falconidae.
B) Hawks is a generic term like raptor, that includes all the species in the order Falconiformes.
C) anatomical and behavioral differences.
D) all of the above - Answers D
,a hawk is....
A) a generic term describing a non eagle, non vulture, diurnal bird of prey.
B) a member of the genus accipiter.
C) a diurnal raptor with short rounded wings long tail and light eyes.
D) all of the above - Answers D
a bird of prey or raptor is...
A) any bird that preys on other living creatures.
B) a bird with powerful taloned feet for grasping and killing, a hooked beak for tearing flesh and
includes all members of the orders falconiformes and strigiformes.
C)a member of the order falconiformes, but not the order strigiformes.
D) a member of the order strigiformes, but not the order falconiformes. - Answers B
a falcon is...
A) a female of the species falco peregrinus.
B) a generic term to include all raptors with long, pointed wings,long tails, small heads and
broad shoulders.
C) any bird used in falconry.
D) A and B but not C - Answers D
T/F. Hawks have long, pointed wings, long tails, small heads and broad shoulders - Answers F
T/F. in genus Falco, the third and or fourth primary from the leading edge of the wind is/are the
longest. - Answers F
, ini al selec on of a nes ng are by migratory raptors, such as the prairie falcon, accompanied
later by aerial display is general made by the...
A) male who returns first to the nes ng area.
B) female who remains year round.
C) neither hawk. it just happens.
D) none of the above - Answers A
adult raptors are most likely to desert a nest...
A) just prior to laying eggs
B) during late incuba on
C)during hatching.
D)just prior to fledging. - Answers A
T/F if the first clutch of eggs are destroyed< many hawks and falcons will lay a second clutch -
Answers T
T/F the falconer is most likely to encounter a brancher in june - Answers T
young hawks, par cularly longwings, tend to take prey considerably larger than is typical for
adults of the same species. this is because ...
A) the youngsters are s ll growing and need more food than an adult.
B) the young hawks are stronger and out-compete their elders for larger, more nutri ous prey.
C) more skill is required to catch a smaller bird.
D) all of the above. - Answers C
Falconiformes usually com 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. - Answers B
you can tell the difference between male and female raptos by the...
A) faster speed of the females.
B) faster speed of the males.
C) larger size of the females.
D) the larger size of the males - Answers C
hawks in immature plumage appear to be....
A) smaller than when they become adults.
B) larger than when they become adults
C) the same size as when they become adults.
D) larger or smaller than the adults, depending on how well they were fed as nestlings, and on
how successful they were as hunters a/er leaving the nest. - Answers B
T/F hawks hunt by sight and hearing. their sense of smell is not well developed. - Answers T
If baby raptors are in the nest and one parent raptor is lost...
A) the remaining parents of either sex takes over all paren ng du es.
B) if only the male survives, he abandons the nestlings.
C) if only the female survives, she finds another male to take over hun ng.
D) none of the above. - Answers A
in which species of longwing is there sexual dimorphism as to colora on and pa1ern?
sec ons 1.1 general, 1.2 hun ng and falconry
techniques, and 2.1 care and maintenance/ California
Hawking Club - Falconry Exam Study Guide Updated
New!! 2025/2026
A Buzzard is....
A) a member of the genus Buteo with wide core wings, a heavy body, and a short or stubby tail
and superb soaring capabili es.
B) a carrion ea ng raptor with a featherless head and superb soaring capabili es.
C) the European vernacular for the genus of raptors that includes the red-tailed hawk. the red-
shouldered hawk, the ferruginous hawk, the common buzzard, and the broad-winged hawk.
D) A and C but not B - Answers D
an Eagle is....
A) a member of the genus Aquila with long, broad wings and a medium tail.
B) a large hawk-like bird.
C) any hawk like bird larger than the gyrfalcon.
D) all of the above - Answers A
what is the difference between falcons and hawks?
A)falcons include only members of the family Falconidae.
B) Hawks is a generic term like raptor, that includes all the species in the order Falconiformes.
C) anatomical and behavioral differences.
D) all of the above - Answers D
,a hawk is....
A) a generic term describing a non eagle, non vulture, diurnal bird of prey.
B) a member of the genus accipiter.
C) a diurnal raptor with short rounded wings long tail and light eyes.
D) all of the above - Answers D
a bird of prey or raptor is...
A) any bird that preys on other living creatures.
B) a bird with powerful taloned feet for grasping and killing, a hooked beak for tearing flesh and
includes all members of the orders falconiformes and strigiformes.
C)a member of the order falconiformes, but not the order strigiformes.
D) a member of the order strigiformes, but not the order falconiformes. - Answers B
a falcon is...
A) a female of the species falco peregrinus.
B) a generic term to include all raptors with long, pointed wings,long tails, small heads and
broad shoulders.
C) any bird used in falconry.
D) A and B but not C - Answers D
T/F. Hawks have long, pointed wings, long tails, small heads and broad shoulders - Answers F
T/F. in genus Falco, the third and or fourth primary from the leading edge of the wind is/are the
longest. - Answers F
, ini al selec on of a nes ng are by migratory raptors, such as the prairie falcon, accompanied
later by aerial display is general made by the...
A) male who returns first to the nes ng area.
B) female who remains year round.
C) neither hawk. it just happens.
D) none of the above - Answers A
adult raptors are most likely to desert a nest...
A) just prior to laying eggs
B) during late incuba on
C)during hatching.
D)just prior to fledging. - Answers A
T/F if the first clutch of eggs are destroyed< many hawks and falcons will lay a second clutch -
Answers T
T/F the falconer is most likely to encounter a brancher in june - Answers T
young hawks, par cularly longwings, tend to take prey considerably larger than is typical for
adults of the same species. this is because ...
A) the youngsters are s ll growing and need more food than an adult.
B) the young hawks are stronger and out-compete their elders for larger, more nutri ous prey.
C) more skill is required to catch a smaller bird.
D) all of the above. - Answers C
Falconiformes usually com 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. - Answers B
you can tell the difference between male and female raptos by the...
A) faster speed of the females.
B) faster speed of the males.
C) larger size of the females.
D) the larger size of the males - Answers C
hawks in immature plumage appear to be....
A) smaller than when they become adults.
B) larger than when they become adults
C) the same size as when they become adults.
D) larger or smaller than the adults, depending on how well they were fed as nestlings, and on
how successful they were as hunters a/er leaving the nest. - Answers B
T/F hawks hunt by sight and hearing. their sense of smell is not well developed. - Answers T
If baby raptors are in the nest and one parent raptor is lost...
A) the remaining parents of either sex takes over all paren ng du es.
B) if only the male survives, he abandons the nestlings.
C) if only the female survives, she finds another male to take over hun ng.
D) none of the above. - Answers A
in which species of longwing is there sexual dimorphism as to colora on and pa1ern?
