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Another Kestrel report, etc.



Kestrels nested at a large shipping plant on Crawford Road in Statesville, NC 
this
spring.  There were at least three fledglings from this group for sure.  Last 
season, there was a nest in an abandoned building close to downtown 
Mooresville, NC (right beside an active railroad track unfortunately).  I had 
to remove one of the fledglings from the track because it was unable to fly 
out of the ravine the tracks ran through.  Both of these nests were in an 
opening at the
top of the building just big enough for a kestrel to move through.

Other places which I used to see hunting kestrels have been devoid of them 
this year, or at least not in the same area.  These are usually along 
roadsides near large fields - maybe they have moved elsewhere or failed to 
return this year for whatever reason.  On another note, the Summer Tanagers 
that have nested near my home for the past three seasons did not return this 
year either!  However, the Yellow-billed Cuckoos seem to always show up.