Kestrel – 4/28/26

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 4/28/26

Observation Time: 9:10 a.m.

Observation Location: Moose Hill Farm (The Trustees of Reservations)

Common Name: American Kestrel (a.k.a. sparrow hawk)

Scientific Name: Falco sparverius

Comments: This kestrel (a.k.a sparrow hawk) was in a tree by the big cow pasture. It was very far away so I could not get a good photo. Later I saw it hovering above the meadow as it stalked its prey.

Kestrels are the smallest falcons. They are declining in parts of their range.

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