Subject: Re: kestrel breeding west?
Date: Jun 12 10:46:35 1995
From: Russell Rogers - rrogers


Dennis and all,

there is at least one pair in a nest box on McChord AFB. I usually see
them daily around the southern end of the runway.

Russell

On Mon, 12 Jun 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> I saw a female American Kestrel from I-5 just west of Fife this morning
> (6/12), presumably nesting in the area, and I wonder if other tweeters have
> seen kestrels nesting west of the Cascades this year (probably less
> interesting in Oregon, where I suspect a lot of them nest in the Willamette
> Valley). They're uncommon on this side, that's for sure, and it would be
> interesting to determine just how uncommon.
>
> Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
> Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
> University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
> Tacoma, WA 98416
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