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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Janet Patterson on April 04, 2019, 07:21:57 PM

Title: American Kestrel?
Post by: Janet Patterson on April 04, 2019, 07:21:57 PM

[attachment=0:3q0kuah9]IMG_8353.JPG[/attachment:3q0kuah9]This is a terrible photo, so I will understand if it's not identifiable. Is it an American Kestrel? It was seen today at the the top of Scarborough Bluffs (I was at the bottom). I was also able to use binoculars and saw it in flight.

Title: Re: American Kestrel?
Post by: Brown-headed Birder on April 04, 2019, 07:38:53 PM

Hi Janet, yes it is an American Kestrel and though I'm looking at it on a small screen I believe it is a female bird.  Females of this species are generally more brown and subdued overall while adult males are quite rusty and more vibrant.  They seem to be everywhere these days, perched high while hunting.

Enjoy

Title: Re: American Kestrel?
Post by: Janet Patterson on April 04, 2019, 08:32:43 PM

Quote from: "Brown-headed Birder"

Hi Janet, yes it is an American Kestrel and though I'm looking at it on a small screen I believe it is a female bird.  Females of this species are generally more brown and subdued overall while adult males are quite rusty and more vibrant.  They seem to be everywhere these days, perched high while hunting.

Enjoy

Thank you!