North America's smallest falcon, the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), has declined across the continent since the 1970s, yet the causes continue to stump raptor biologists. A new study published ...
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Why is America’s Smallest Falcon Disappearing?
KEMPTON, Pa. — One of Mother Nature’s tiniest, yet fiercest hunters faces an uncertain future. The American Kestrel, North America’s smallest and most common falcon, has been steadily declining across ...
While most people have heard of falcons, here’s a definition: A bird of prey, with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving upon it from above. Six species in the ...
A female American Kestrel nestling with its recently attached VHF back-pack style transmitter in the Virginia Piedmont study area. Feathers cover all but the antenna. North America’s smallest falcon, ...
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