Our American kestrels need more nests. The numbers of North America’s smallest falcon have been in freefall since the 1960s and are now down by half due to loss of habitat, predation by Cooper’s hawks ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

CLEVELAND -- The discovery of kestrels nesting on the exterior of a Cleveland commercial building has prompted a developer to delay some rehabilitation work for as long as two months while the chicks ...

SPRINGFIELD — Ben Nickley didn’t pay much attention to birds, right up until he took a class about them at Ohio State University. “I’ve always been interested in nature and the natural world, but I ...

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, ...

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 ...

There was some mild screeching as Adrienne Fors and Kevin Kelly handled American kestrels born just this year in bird boxes on the grounds of a Northampton County landfill. Kelly, who works at the ...

JEROME, Idaho • Growing up in the Massachusetts woods, Polly Biagiotti’s interest in birds came naturally. Her father, David K. Wetherbee, was the Massachusetts state ornithologist. Roger Tory ...

The Horned Lark is the 2026 Bird of the Year. Here’s what to know about its habitat, diet, song, nesting behavior, ...

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 ...