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Welcome to Prime Kestrel-Watching Time in Texas

Texas Monthly
Latin name: Falco sparverius. Size: 8 to 12 inches long; wingspan is 20 to 24 inches. Texas habitat: Statewide.
3 weeks ago

ABNC installs nest boxes for kestrels in Orange, Winchendon

Athol Daily News
The two nest boxes were installed – one in Orange and one in Winchendon – specifically for the...
2 months ago

Native of the week: American Kestrel

Marshfield Mail
In Missouri, kestrels nesting usually begins in March. A clutch of four to six eggs is laid in early April. As stated above, American...
1 month ago

American Kestrel

National Park Service (.gov)
The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most colorful falcon in North America being a little bigger than a robin.
7 months ago

WSB: To save kestrels from airstrikes, translocate them

The Wildlife Society
Translocating kestrels away from airports seems to keep most of them away, which means fewer aircraft strikes.
3 months ago

North America’s smallest raptor: The American Kestrel

The Kalona News
KALONA The itty-bitty American Kestrel might not intimidate at a glance, but this small raptor terrorizes many across the American continent...
7 months ago

Endocrine and physiological responses of hatchling American kestrels (Falco sparverius) following embryonic exposure to technical short-chain chlorinated paraffins (C10-13)

ScienceDirect.com
The present study examined development-related effects of SCCPs on captive American kestrels (Falco sparverius) treated in ovo on embryonic day (ED) 5 by...
50 months ago

Locations/Cooperators Sought for Kestrel Nest Box Project

Wine Business
Owners of agricultural lands, vineyards and open spaces in Napa and Solano Counties are being sought to install American Kestrel nest boxes on their properties.
11 months ago

Birds of Prey: Hawks, Falcons, Owls

The Old Farmer's Almanac
See pictures of 4 live birds of prey: the American Kestrel, Eastern Screech-Owl, Harris's Hawk, and Red-tailed Hawk.
10 months ago

Kestrels Are Disappearing. Here’s Where to See These “Small but Fierce” Falcons in Texas.

Texas Monthly
Texas scientists are finding clues to the charismatic falcon's puzzling decline.
10 months ago