It’s always a tense moment, watching the researchers walk down our dirt road with an empty basket ... door of the kestrel nest box is opened – will there be any healthy chicks inside?

Wooden nest boxes in the ... University and The American Kestrel Partnership, a project of The Peregrine Fund. The “adopt-a-box” program gives people an inside look at the lives of kestrels ...

Adding to the kestrel’s dilemma is its need for cavities in which to nest. Formerly, tree holes were used heavily, but those are now in much shorter supply. Nature: Taking a drive for the long ...

His is one of 33 kestrel nest box projects in the Northeast ... "You never know what's inside." The Boscawen chicks were about 12 to 14 days old, still covered in fluff, although their true ...

The male from the nest weighed in at a more typical 120 grams. Female kestrels are larger and heavier than the males. Hawk Mountain researcher Mercy Melo holds a nestling American kestrel after ...

To improve the bird’s numbers, CARRI has placed nest boxes throughout the ... could create a possible habitat for a kestrel. • Keep your cat inside. Cats kill birds, including fledging ...