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American Kestrels Need Our Help

Posted on Aug 28, 2013

American Kestrels Need Our Help

Fall hawk watch season has arrived and birds like the American Kestrel are dispersing and beginning to move south. This vibrant raptor of open habitats is declining across much of its range. We can help it by providing nest boxes in places such as grasslands and farms. Did you have a nesting pair on your property or want to put up a box for them next year? If so let us know! We really want to encourage their success by further utilizing the vast open spaces of the western New York area. We would love to have a network of citizen scientists erecting nest boxes on their own private property...

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