news on kestrels

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To understand recent American Kestrel population changes, here are some updated sources and papers:

Smallwood et al. 2009. WHY ARE AMERICAN KESTREL (Falco sparverius)  POPULATIONS DECLINING IN NORTH AMERICA? EVIDENCE FROM NEST-BOX PROGRAMS. Journal of Raptor Research Vol. 43, No. 4: 274-282. [Online]; available: http://web.unbc.ca/~dawsonr/2009_jrr43_274-282.pdf   Accessed 5 January 2014.

  
See more at: http://wglbbo.org/projects/43-american-kestrel-partnership   and http://kestrel.peregrinefund.org/kestrel-decline

If you'd like to help with WGLBBO's kestrel nestbox program, contact me at wpmueller1947@gmail.com

Prairie Hardwood Transition BCR - Am Kestrel BBS results