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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Photo by Jacob Gorneau
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Lifer! This beautiful American Kestrel was bobbing its tail on a wire as we drove by, and we turned around just as it was flying onto a tree in another field.

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PublishedApril 6, 2014

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