What bird is emblematic of the arid intermountain western United States? There are charismatic birds found in the western United States that are iconic: Merlin and Peregrine Falcons, for example, but they are also found in the Midwest and eastern sectors of North America, and even across the globe. The Prairie Falcon, on the other hand, nests strictly in the western sector of United States, with a small representation in southern Canada and northern Mexico. The best locality