American Kestrel Cam ~ Introducing New Cam & A Wild Ride For One Chick 6.21.18

Four downy American Kestrel nestlings are tucked into a gravel-bottomed nest on private property near Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. The nest box is located on the side of a traditional limestone-footed barn, overlooking a rolling grassland that slopes away into folded hills and forests. Cornell Lab & Raptor Resource Project have teamed up to provide this new live cam.

Mom Kestrel is feeding the babies and at times she grabs pieces of prey that were too big to eat. At 5:32 the oldest chicks swallows a big piece and gets it down. But watch at 7:58 as the youngest is grabbing a large piece and Mom pulls it back & the hatching goes with it. At 8:50 the little hatchling tries to swallow another piece and Mom has to pull it out again and he falls over on his back. He gets right back up and continues his feeding. Thank you for watching!

Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk

The kestrel is North America’s littlest falcon & packs a predator’s fierce intensity into its small body. It's number one of the most colorful raptors - the male’s slate-blue head and wings contrast elegantly w/rusty-red back & tail. The female has the same warm reddish on her wings, back, & tail.

Egg laying dates for this nest were on May 8-15-17-19-21; hatching dates for the four nestlings were June 14-16-16-18.

Watch the cams live at www.allaboutbirds.org/cams

The American Kestrel cam is a collaboration between the Cornell Lab or Ornithology and the Raptor Resource Project.

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