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bcbird:
Not always a big fan of Wikipedia for accuracy, however this is interesting.

"The traditional term for a male falcon is tercel (British spelling) or tiercel (American spelling), from Latin tertius = third because of the belief that only one in three eggs hatched a male bird.[2][3] Some sources give the etymology as deriving from the fact that a male falcon is approximately one third smaller than the female[4] (Old French tiercelet)."

Thanks for finding the picture of the Wilson's Phalarope, RCF.  I've never heard of this bird, so it's nice to have a face to the name. 

RCF:
These chicks are forever getting fed. Hurricane brought what was left of the phalarope and two kids shared a long stingy piece.  Almost like a dummy string we had as kids to keep our mitts together.  ;D

http://youtu.be/XOAMjezvV9g

RCF:

--- Quote from: Leana on June 27, 2012, 19:31 ---Oh my... such a pretty bird to be... dinner  :(

And that head shot?  Ewwwww  :P

Thanks for the explanation about the meaning of tiercel.  I had looked it up but thought maybe there was more to it than just "a male falcon".  Is there a special name for a female falcon?

--- End quote ---

This is what I found

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Perfalconprintout.shtml

The female falcon is called the falcon; the male is called the tiercel (from the German word terzel, which means one-third, since the male is roughly one-third the size of the female).

Kinderchick:
Looking forward to watching the banding via the webcam tomorrow. :D

Leana:
Oh my... such a pretty bird to be... dinner  :(

And that head shot?  Ewwwww  :P

Thanks for the explanation about the meaning of tiercel.  I had looked it up but thought maybe there was more to it than just "a male falcon".  Is there a special name for a female falcon?

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