My eyes shot open, and I leapt out of bed. This was the alarm clock I’d been waiting for — my favorite time of the year. The ...

The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot. A tagged kestrel in Harmony Township, N.J., held by ...

Kestrels have been trained to fly inside a wind tunnel to reveal how they can hover in turbulent winds while keeping their heads almost perfectly still. Training the two captive-bred nankeen ...

As areas get more developed, the American kestrels lose their hunting grounds and they lose possible nests. Unlike many birds, the American kestrel doesn't build its own nest.

Kestrels are often seen hunting from roadside wires, closely watching the ground below for prey. More interesting is their habit of hovering like a helicopter, as if tethered to an invisible string.

Kestrels and other birds of prey are capable of keeping their heads and bodies extremely still during hunting. This specialized flight behavior, called wind hovering, ...

Seven kestrels, five of them chicks, were released back into the wild after completing their care and rehabilitation at the ...

Kestrels aren’t just part of my personal heritage, though. According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the American Kestrel is the continent’s most common and widespread falcon.

Kestrels have been trained to fly inside a wind tunnel to reveal how they can hover in turbulent winds while keeping their heads almost perfectly still. Training the two captive-bred nankeen ...