1. The Peregrine Falcon By: Abby Diaz, Elizabeth Womack, Alta Benton

3. Description Species name: Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) Weight: –Males are around 1.4 or1.9 pounds –Females are about 1.14 or 2.11 pounds Length: –15-20 inches Wingspan: –43-46 inches Appearance: –Adults have long pointed wings long rounded tail with black bands. On the back they appear to be blue and gray, on the under side they are white with brown stripes. Life Expectancy: –17-20 years

4. Habitat Food Source –Pigeons, crows, jays, waterfowls, starlings, and other medium small birds. They live in open country in the coastal low lands, in the mountainous high country.

5. Endangered (when & why) Reason –Is because of a pesticide called DDT which was used to prevent grasshoppers and other bugs from eating the crops. Then it caused a chain reaction. This is what happened : –DDT was sprayed > bugs get infected > birds eat infected bugs > birds become infected > Falcon eats infected birds > Falcons die When –1970

6. Intersecting Fact When it attacks it’s prey it plunges towards it at about 175 miles per hour.

7. Action Plan Think of other ways to keep chemicals environmentally safe so the birds and other animals don’t get hurt by the chemicals.

8. Letter to the Leader Dear Henry Cuellar, We’ve conducted studies on Texas Endangered Species. Our group of three was assigned to create a project on the Peregrine Falcon which is a amazing creature. So we have concluded that if we have more environmentally safe pesticides we can prevent the Falcon and other creatures from being abolished from our world. Sincerely, Abby Diaz, Elizabeth Womack, Alta Benton

9. bibliography http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?q=32 6058