SOUTH DAKOTA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



Scientific Name: FALCO MEXICANUS 

 Common Name: PRAIRIE FALCON 



Global rank: G5 Forest Service status: 



State rank: S3S4B,S4N Federal Status; 



Element occurrence code: ABNKD06090.019 

 Element occurrence type: 



Precision: S 



Survey date: Elevation: 3280 



First observation: 1979 Slope/aspect: Q26L01 



Last observation: 1979-07-29 Size (acres) : 



Location: 



NORTH CAVE HILLS; 5 MI W AND 2 MI N OF LUDLOW 



Element occurrence data: 



THREE YOUNG OBSERVED AT NEST SITE 



General site description: 



PONDEROSA PINE HILLS WITH STEEP CLIFFS, MIXED GRASS PRAIRIE, SAGEBRUSH 

 AND WOODY DRAWS 



Land owner/manager: 

 NORTH CAVE HILLS 

 CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST 



Comments : 



CNF#PF57 



Information source: USES, CUSTER NF, RAPTOR INFO. SYSTEM, CAMP CROOK, 



SD, 57724 



