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 ...

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 ...

Masked and gloved to protect the small falcon from any possibility of avian flu exposure, Mercy Melo gently placed a female American kestrel nestling onto the digital scale she had set up on a card ...

Teresa Ely and Sean Burke discuss kestrel things near a nest box site in Curry Canyon in the Diablo Range, California. Credit: Shi En Kim/High Country News On a blazingly hot day in June, amid the ...

America's smallest raptor, the American kestrel, can boost economies in Michigan and other fruit-growing states, new research shows. It's the first study to measure regional job creation aided by the ...

Have you ever wanted to make art in the presence of a bird of prey? Thanks to an army of dedicated people who have made it their job to protect threatened and injured birds, dozens of rescued raptors ...

How to identify: North America's smallest falcon, the American kestrel contains fierce intensity in its small body. It's one of the most colorful of all raptors. The male's slate-blue head and wings ...

When people think of falcons, they often picture a large, jet-fast bird like the peregrine. Yet a small falcon called the American kestrel is far more common than peregrines in Texas during winter.

The days are getting shorter; up in the hills you will occasionally find a telltale red leaf; the goldenrods and asters are coming into their full glory; and soon beechnuts and acorns will start ...

Claim to fame: The American kestrel is known among birders as being North America’s most colorful raptor. In birding circles, it is also known as the continent’s smallest falcon (approximately the ...

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 ...