That's right, a total of 14 on Thursday including another 6 Kestrels. We are now up to a total of 38 for the season. In both 2005 and 2006, we had a total of 11 as of this date. We are being blessed by perfect weather, but what else is contributing to this abundance? The Kestrel population appears to be high this year and there are all sorts of other theories to postulate on, but in the end, what fun it is to have such a great start!
Jim Shiflet, Dalene, and Penny Lewis were on the ridge today. Besides the raptors they reported observing more Lewis's woodpeckers, Vaux and White-throated swifts and our annual Osprey that flys North over the west valley with a fish in her talons.
Raptors banded:
3 HY male AMKE
3 U male AMKE
6 HY female SSHA
1 HY female COHA
1 AHY female COHA
A trio of American Kestrels:
