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	American Kestrel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Kestrels are found in a variety of habitats including parks, suburbs, open fields, forest edges and openings, alpine zones, grasslands, marshes, open areas on mountainsides, prairies, plains, deserts with giant cacti, and freeway and highway corridors.
		American Kestrels (along with the Red-tailed Hawk) are one of two raptors almost universally used by new (apprentice) falconers in the United States.
		The American Kestrel is generally considered to be a harder bird to care for due to its small size, quick metabolism, and fragile nature (in comparison with the much larger Red-tail and other raptors used in falconry) and requires extensive weight management, often within a couple tenths of a gram.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Kestrel (2144 words)

	Warner Nature Center : American Kestrel FAQ
		American kestrels are one of several species of raptors that has possibly benefited from deforestation for agriculture in North America because it makes their prey easier to find, and they have learned to thrive in a human dominated landscape.
		The American kestrel has three basic vocalizations, the most common being the high-pitched "klee" or "killy." This call is used as a rapid series ("killy, killy, killy, killy") when the kestrel is upset or excited.
		Kestrels also have a "whine" and a "chitter" in their repertoire, and these are both used during male-female interactions such as courtship and copulation (Sibley, 2000).
	www.smm.org /warnernaturecenter/programs/faq_american_kestral.php (1912 words)

	Wild Acres: American Kestrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This is because the eye spots give the illusion that the kestrel is facing the same direction as the attacker and, thus, could not be surprised by their attack.
		Kestrels are found in a variety of habitats including parks, suburbs, open fields and forest edges.
		It is the kestrel's ability to adapt to such varying conditions that has enabled it to remain one of the most abundant raptors in North America.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/wakestrel.asp (686 words)

	American Kestrel
		The American kestrel is often misnamed a sparrow hawk, as it is not a hawk, and sparrows are only a small part of its diet.
		The American kestrel is found in a variety of habitats including parks, suburbs, open fields, forest edges, alpine zones, and deserts.
		Kestrels may also nest in a hole in a cliff, or within cities and towns where there is an abundant supply of house sparrows and insects.
	www.wildlifeprairiestatepark.org /animalpages/Kestrel_Falcon.htm (330 words)

	Life History Notes: American Kestrel
		The American kestrel is a raptor or bird of prey.
		Kestrels are rusty brown above, with a fl nape and two vertical fl stripes on a white face; one of these resembles a mustache below the bird’s eye and the other stripe is located near the bird’s ear area.
		American kestrels have several physical characteristics that are beneficial in their role as predators: they have large dark round eyes and their wings are long and pointed, improving their visual and flying abilities, respectively.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/Resources/wildnotes/pub082.htm (1736 words)

	KESTREL HOUSES & KESTRELS - Providing houses for the colorful Sparrow Hawk
		A kestrel may perch in a tree, watching for its prey, and then fly down and hover in the air directly over a grasshopper, waiting for the proper moment to seize it in its talons.
		Kestrels may be attracted to birdhouses, as they do not excavate their own holes, and large woodpecker holes are hard to find.
		Kestrel populations have been threatened by loss of habitat, due to such practices as cutting hedgerows, the loss of hay and old fields in favor of row crops, and by pesticides which contaminate their food.
	www.coveside.com /merchant/kestrels.html (619 words)

	American Kestrel
		This smallest of North American falcons is a common resident throughout much of the U.S. It is a bird of open land, frequently using a telephone pole or wire as a hunting perch, where it is often mistaken for a songbird.
		Kestrels and other raptors are often praised for their ability to devour large numbers of rodents, but, perhaps, the real heros are the millions of meadow voles and white footed mice who unwittingly make the ultimate sacrifice to fuel the fires of our beloved birds of prey.
		While it is often written that kestrels prefer insects in the summer, it may be that insects are so abundant and easy to catch while rodents are harder to find in the summer vegetation, that the shift in prey is simply out of convenience.
	www.americanartifacts.com /smma/per/b2a.htm (1615 words)

	American Kestrel - Raptor Center
		Generally, the American kestrel is 19 - 21 cm in length with an average wingspan of 50 - 60 cm.
		Excepting the Seychelles kestrel, the American kestral is the smallest species in the genus Falco.
		The American kestrel is highly adaptable behaviorly and lives just about everywhere, as long as there is some open ground for hunting and conspicuous places on which to perch (e.g., telephone wires).
	www.raptorcenter.org /american-kestrel.asp (543 words)

	American Kestrel — Birdhouse Network
		The coverts, or outer feathers, on the wings of the male kestrel are blue gray, whereas the female's wings are reddish brown.
		Kestrels usually have one brood per season, but in the southern portion of the range or in regions where prey is plentiful, double broods are common.
		Kestrels nest in snags, deserted woodpecker holes, and other natural tree cavities, as well as in cliffs, dirt banks, under the eaves of buildings, and in nest boxes.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /birdhouse/bios/sp_accts/amke (532 words)

	BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Critter Catalog, Falco sparverius, American kestrel
		American Kestrels are highly adaptable and can live just about anywhere, as long as there is some open ground for hunting and places on which to perch and have a good view of the surroundings, such as telephone wires.
		American Kestrels migrate north in the spring to reach their breeding grounds and south in the fall to overwintering areas.
		American Kestrels are easily recognized by their habit of perching on telephone lines and poles along roadways, and by their hovering flight when locating prey.
	www.biokids.umich.edu /critters/information/Falco_sparverius.html (887 words)

	Birds » Raptors » Kestrel - American Main Page
		The American Kestrel is a diminutive falcon and is commonly known in falconry.
		Unlike some migratory raptors, the American Kestrel does not seem to mind the cold and is often seen spending the winters near their home ranges.
		For the American Kestrel, the opening hole for the nest box should be three inches in diameter and the height of the entrance hole should be 10 to 12 inches from the floor of the box.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/raptors/rpt2943.html (1333 words)

	American Kestrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kestrels are able to reproduce as early as 1 year of age.
		The American Kestrel has been called a Sparrow Hawk, Killy Hawk (for the sound they make), or Windhover (for their ability to hover).
		The American Kestrel is the smallest and most numerous of the North American falcons.
	www.peregrinefund.org /Explore_Raptors/falcons/amkestrl.html (264 words)

	American Kestrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kestrels are quite common in the open farmland of rural Maryland.
		The kestrels have posed no problem for the barn swallows in the past 15 years, even though their box is mounted on the barn directly over the swallows' entrance.
		The martins have handled the kestrels quite well in the past two seasons, but with only 6 adults to defend the gourds, it will be nice to have the kestrels further away.
	www.americanartifacts.com /smma/per/b2.htm (165 words)

	American Kestrel
		The colorful American Kestrel, also known as the Sparrow Hawk, killy hawk, or windhover, is the smallest and most common North American falcon.
		The male Kestrel is a beautiful bird, a fact not usually appreciated when the birds is seen as a dark silhouette against a bright sky.
		Kestrels are cavity nesters, preferring a natural cavity, a woodpecker hole, or crevice in a tree.
	www.wbu.com /chipperwoods/photos/kestrel.htm (811 words)

	American Kestrel
		Kestrels are also the most colorful of our native hawks, since the males have rusty red backs and tails, combined with blue wings.
		Kestrels prefer to hunt over open ground for grasshoppers, crickets, and other insects, as well as mice, voles, and other small rodents.
		They are one of the few hawks that can hover, a skill that allows them to maintain a fixed position in the air while pinpointing the location of their prey in the tall grasses where they usually hunt.
	www.awrc.org /amkestrel.htm (577 words)

	American Kestrel
		The American Kestrel is the smallest and most common of the North American falcons.
		The male kestrel is perhaps the most colorful of all North American raptors: his back and tail are a bright rust color, his wings are blue-gray, and his upper breast is a rich rufous color.
		Kestrels prefer to nest in tree cavities excavated by large woodpeckers; where such sites are not available, crevices in cliffs and artificial nest boxes will suffice.
	www.hawkwatch.org /FactSheets/AKfact.htm (355 words)

	AMERICAN KESTREL
		Kestrels will feed mainly on mammals and birds during the early parts of the breeding season and lizards and invertebrates later in the breeding season.
		Kestrels are capable of hovering when hunting, and this behavior is seen frequently over highway medians.
		The dark hood on the Kestrel’s head is characteristic of a falcon, and it is believed to work in conjunction with the malar stripes beneath their eyes to reduce sun glare, much like the shoe polish that football players put under their eyes.
	www.raptorrehab.org /new/kestrel.htm (972 words)

	Wildlife Viewing - Species Spotlight - American Kestrel
		Kestrels seen in Florida during May-June are resident southeastern American kestrels.
		American kestrels often perch on telephone wires at the edge of a field or other open area.
		Build a kestrel nest box using a simple design and install them in sandhills, on a ranch or farm, in pastures, on golf courses, and on other open areas with suitable foraging habitat.
	myfwc.com /viewing/species/kestrel.htm (419 words)

	AMERICAN KESTREL FALCON
		American kestrels usually defend a territory of approximately half a square mile.
		American Kestrels hunt by openly skimming over the countryside or "hovering" over a spot in a meadow or field waiting for their prey.
		American kestrels have been seen first to mate with the birds facing one another and slowly bobbing their heads and tails while the female keeps up a continuous low call.
	www.kestrelsacrossamerica.org /american_kestrel_falcon.htm (1201 words)

	American Kestrel - Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota
		The American kestrel is the smallest falcon found in North America, and with the exception of the Seychelles kestrel, the world.
		American kestrels are found in a variety of habitats, including parks, suburbs, open fields, forest edges, alpine zones, and deserts.
		Meet American kestrels that are education birds at The Raptor Center
	www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu /info/AmKestrel (535 words)

	The American Kestrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The American Kestrel is North America’s smallest bird.
		The American Kestrel lives along borders of woodlands, open fields with scattered trees, western plains, and utility poles.
		The American Kestrel nests in old trees with nesting holes, hollows in trees, holes in the sides of cliffs, and man-made nesting boxes.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0110740/Kestrel2.html (207 words)

	American Kestrel: Birds of Prey at Buteo.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kestrels hunt by hovering over a spot or from a perch in a tree, on a phone or power wire or post.
		The American Kestrel is a year round resident in most of the United States.
		In the photos above this American Kestrel is identified as a male by the single wide sub-terminal fl band on the tail.
	www.buteo.com /kestrel.html (650 words)

	Bird Info — American Kestrel [ "AKestrel.htm" ]
		Kestrel populations appear to be increasing across most of the U.S. Kestrels provide a valuable service by consuming many destructive rodents and insect pests.
		The kestrel has a sharp, hooked bill and large, talon-tipped feet that are ideal for hunting.
		Kestrels nest in the spring from April to early June in woodpecker holes, natural cavities, niches in cliffs or buildings and in nest boxes that are specifically set up for them.
	www.nevadaaudubon.org /BirdSites/AKestrel.htm (1532 words)

	NPWRC :: American Kestrel
		Stewart (1975) described American kestrel nesting habitat in North Dakota as consisting of brushy margins of forest or tree groves and open brushy tracts of woodland.
		Effect of Habitat Alteration: American kestrel has benefited from the encroachment of wooded vegetation within the river channel and from establishment of shelterbelts in areas formerly supporting native grassland.
		Graber and Graber (1963) speculated that the population decline observed among American kestrels nesting in Illinois between 1909 and 1958 was caused by loss of pastures, and removal of trees from field edges.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/platte/species/falcspar.htm (340 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Falco sparverius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Other things to look for: In flight, the wings of the American Kestrel appear sickle-shaped and the male has what appear to be white translucent dots on the trailing edge of the wing.
		The American Kestrel is a cavity nester, although sometimes it will nest on cliffs.
		The American Kestrel is commonly seen on roadside power lines, or in trees on the meridians between highways.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/falconiformes/fsparverius.html (442 words)

	Kestrel Falcon Conservation
		The Robin-sized American Kestrel Falcon (Sparrow Hawk) inhabits the entire continental U.S. It can hover, carry its own weight, and lives in cavities such as man-made nest boxes.
		This is a documentation on my progress in American Kestrel population recovery.
		New Kestrel box that was used for breeding or roosting during the first season.
	www.wap.atfreeweb.com /kestrel (367 words)

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