Tuesday, April 12, 2011

A Third New Species for the Station in 2011




On April 7th an American Kestrel magically appeared in net "C5" in the late morning. I had not previously seen a Kestrel in First Landing State Park and other birders have since confirmed that the Kestrel, while common to the Eastern Shore of Virginia landscape, is rare within the Park. This individual is a second-year male and is the 114th species banded at the station.

1 comment:

Whittney said...

He is absolutely beautiful!