FAST FACTS Peregrine falcons

Strong fliers that hunt on the wing, diving from substantial heights at speeds up to 200 miles per hour to snatch flying blue jays, flickers, wild ducks, terns, starlings, pigeons and other like prey.
The birds weigh from one-and-a-quarter to about two pounds with a 36- to 44-inch wingspan. Females are larger than males. The birds have a dark head, white throat, blue-gray back, and pale breast cross-barred with dark brown.
Ohio is a peregrine & quot;melting pot. & quot; Falcons nesting in this state have come from such distant places as Rochester, New York; Omaha, Nebraska; and Baltimore.
Peregrine falcons are classified as endangered birds by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Check on the Web
Visit www.pgc.state.pa.us, click "Wildlife," then choose "Endangered and Threatened Species," and select "Peregrine Falcons."
Check the Ohio Division of Wildlife's FalconCam at www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Resources/falcon/columbus/falcons.html.