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American Kestrel Nest Box Program: Program Description and Kestrel Status, Science, and Management

The speakers are Kevin Hunting of the American Kestrel Parentship, and John McNerney, City of Davis Wildlife Resource Specialist, and they will talk about a project involving American Kestrels. The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) is California’s smallest and previously most abundant falcon species. Kestrel populations have been in decline for several decades in California, the west, and nationally. The reasons for this decline are varied and range from exceptional predation rates to pesticide poisoning. In 2023, we created and launched an American Kestrel nest box program with the goals of supporting local and regional kestrel populations, gathering data for the international American Kestrel Partnership effort, and learning more about how Kestrels use the landscape. Kevin & John will discuss the program including deploying and managing nest boxes, first year successes and lessons learned, and how this program is part of a larger national and international American Kestrel research and conservation effort.