RAPID DECLINE OF NESTING PEREGRINE FALCONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION OF CALIFORNIA SYNCHRONOUS WITH AN H5N1 OUTBREAK
Zeka E. Glucs, W. Grainger Hunt, Auston Marm Kilpatrick, Jan Ambrosini, Daniel J Armstrong, Douglas A. Bell, Jon Bianchi, Shirley Doell, Hannah Doniach, Benjamin M. Dudek, Nick Dunlop, Gavin Emmons, David Gregoire, Andre Gregoire, Alicia Lewis, , Bruce E. Lyon
This study shows a sharp decline in peregrine falcon nesting in California's San Francisco Bay region linked to an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak.
bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2026 · PreprintEcology