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American Kestrel -
(Falco sparverius)
 

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Identification

  • Smallest falcon
  • Rusty brown back and tail
  • Lighter, speckled below
  • Male has bluish grey wings
  • Female brown
  • Two black vertical stripes on light face
  • 10.5" (27 cm.)

Habitat

  • Open areas--grasslands, pastures
         with short, sparse vegetation

Additional Information

  • Common migrant and summer resident
  • Uncommon winter resident
  • Nests in tree cavities and nest boxes
  • Hunts for grasshoppers and other
         insects from roadside wires

American Kestrel sitting in spruce tree

American Kestrel looking over shoulder 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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