Jul. 13—If you're lucky enough to spot an American kestrel swooping over a field or perched on a telephone line, you might thank Steve Wheeler. For 50 years, Wheeler has played a key role in keeping ...

Drive down a narrow farm road anywhere in the Connecticut River valley, and you might just see a colorful American kestrel, North America's smallest falcon perched on a wire and twitching its tail. In ...

In what began as a side project in 2022 for Berkshire Bird Observatory Executive Director Ben Nickley, The Kestrel Nest Box Project is on track to have added over 200 kestrels to the local population ...

FRANKLIN - Danny Erickson of Wauwatosa reached into a 5-gallon bucket and used both hands to lift a portion of its contents into view. The technique wasn't required by weight. Erickson needed to ...

The most inspiring conservation efforts often start in the hands of everyday people who care deeply about local wildlife and open spaces. That’s what’s unfolding right now for one of New Jersey’s most ...

American kestrels are tiny, colorful and feisty. Attitude-wise, they’re the chihuahuas of the avian world: They’re unafraid to take on much larger birds, ready to backstab turkey vultures and ...

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 kestrel chicks had just fledged and were screaming to their parents for ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Estes Park avian researcher Scott Rashid gives observers a closer look at one of five American ...

The public is invited to join the Yolo Bird Alliance at its virtual meeting. This month’s lecture features two speakers, Dr. Breanna Martinico and Mary Badger, who will talk about the decline of ...

As we start the Christmas season, how many of us will hear the joyous “klee-klee-klee” of the raptor family’s very own Tiny Tim — the Southeastern American kestrel? The chirps of these tiny, ...