Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• I. The Nature of the Falcon
• II. My Early Searches
• III. First Wild Peregrines
• IV. First Surveys
• V. Disaster Decade
• VI. Big River
• VII. Northern Peregrines
• VIII. Falcons on the Beach
• IX. Early Falconry in North America
• X. The Timely Invention of Peregrine Husbandry
• XI. Searches in Far Places
• XII. Peregrines Regain the Skies
• XIII. The Better-Known Meanie
• XIV. Peregrines and People
• Epilogue
• Bibliography

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A leading expert on the peregrine falcon tells the story of the birds' dramatic decline and spectacular recovery.

About the Author

JIM ENDERSON is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.

Reviews

"This is a wide-ranging and readable treatment of the peregrine's decline and rebound in North America from crash to near-recovery... In fact, Enderson was one of the main players, and this goes a long way toward giving the book credibility." Lloyd F. Kiff, Science Director, the Peregrine Fund