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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius.

Photo by p.young713
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Field Notes

Description:

Small hawk type birds the size of parrots.

Habitat:

The small pair has been handing around the edge of a pine forest and hunting in a meadow, today I found them on top of a light in a parking lot. Very small birds the size of small parrots. I could not get close to them, they flew away.

Notes:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Kestrel/id

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Comments (2)
p.young713
No, I did not know they were such hunters, Mitch! They are so small!
MitchRay
don't let the size fool you, these little guys are stone-cold killers. I've seen one take down a Meadowlark, and a buddy of mine saw one take a Mockingbird.

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World
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Hunters & Animal Food Habits
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PublishedAugust 4, 2011

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