BirdNote; Kestrels Love Nest Boxes
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BirdNote®
Kestrels Love Nest Boxes
Written by Bob Sundstrom
This is BirdNote.
The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America and perhaps the best looking: males have bright chestnut-colored backs and tails, set off by blue wings.
[Am. Kestrel call, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/122520941#_ga=2.268748665.920764147.1…, 0.02-.05]
And kestrels are the falcons we have the best chance to see regularly, since they range year-round across most of North America, south into the tropics, all the way to the tip of South America!
This beautiful, miniature bird of prey evolved to nest in tree cavities or small caves in cliffs.
We humans have made life difficult for kestrels. Development has shrunk the open spaces they need. We’ve cleared away dead trees they rely on for nests and sprayed pesticides that eliminate the insects the birds eat.
But we humans are also in a position to help these birds.
[Am. Kestrel juvenile calling, https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/77201551#_ga=2.131377799.920764147.15…, 0.05-.07]
A number of stewardship programs are coordinating volunteers to help build and put up nest boxes, improve habitat, and monitor how these cool little falcons are doing. Community conservation can be the key to the kestrel’s success. Together, we can #BringBirdsBack. Learn more at BirdNote.org.
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For BirdNote, I’m Mary McCann.
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- This American Kestrel evolved to nest in tree cavities or small caves in cliffs. We humans have made life difficult for kestrels. Development has shrunk the open spaces they need. We’ve cleared away dead trees they rely on for nests and sprayed pesticides that eliminate the insects the birds eat. But we humans are also in a position to help. Volunteers are helping to build and put up nest boxes, improve habitat, and monitor these cool little falcons. Together, we can #BringBirdsBack. Today’s show brought to you by the Bobolink Foundation.
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