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7. Strengthen efforts to monitor flyways and obtain accurate annual 

 migration numbers and any changes in numbers or age ratios which might 

 signal decline of populations. 



8. Encourage competent falconers to trap immature birds and handle 

 them with controlled diets (free of chemicals), exercise, artificial 

 incubation of eggs to prevent breakage, etc. (Cade, 1970). 



9. Refrain from planting erosion grasses on barrier beaches, and 

 forbid camping on traditional resting sites so as not to disturb birds 

 unnecessarily or obstruct their surveillance of surroundings. 



Ecological Importance and General Importance : 



1. Aesthetic appeal as a magnificent bird of prey. 



2. Bird-watchers, photography, nature loving. 



3. Important indicator species to use in monitoring effects of 

 pesticides, and other environmental contaminants. 



4. Predation which helps maintain a healthy population of prey 

 species. 



5. Traditional, historical and scientific use of falcons by 

 falconers. 



References : (personal communication) 



Mr. J. Appel, Refuge Mgr. Chincoteague National Wildlife 

 Refuge, Chincoteague, Virginia. 



Dr. Tom Cade, Professor. Researcher. Laboratory of Ornithology, 

 Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850. 



Mr. J. Mattox. Asst. Deputy Director. Dept. Natural Resources, 

 907 Ohio Depts. Bldg., Columbus, Ohio, 43215. 



Dr. Prescott Ward. DVM. Ecology Division, Edgewood Arsenal, 

 Baltimore, Maryland. 



Mr. Jim Ruos, Research biologist. Patuxent Wildlife Research 

 Center, Laurel, Maryland. 



