Southern Extension to the Breeding Range of the Gyrfalcon, <i>Falco Rusticolus</i>, in Eastern North America
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic1228Keywords:
Aerial surveys, Animal distribution, Bird nesting, Gyrfalcons, Helicopters, Baleine, Grande rivière de la, region, Québec, Petite Riviere de la, Quebec, Hudson Bay region, Labrador, Long Island (54 52 N, 79 25 W), Nunavut, Nastapoka, Rivière, Nouveau-QuébecAbstract
We report the observation of four gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) nests and several adults south of the previously recognized southern limit of the species' breeding distribution in eastern North America. Our southernmost observations extends the known breeding range approximately 400 km to the south. The northern forest tundra biome could delineate the southern limit to the breeding range of the gyrfalcon.
