Birdfeeders

The American kestrel is the smallest bird of prey in North America at just 9 inches long. They don’t mind nesting near people so will readily move into a large birdhouse such as an owl house. The owl house needs to be mounted on a pole or in a tree, 10 to 30 feet above the ground.  Kestrels use little or no nesting material in their cavities or birdhouses. The females incubate 4 or 5 eggs for about 30 days and the young remain in the nest for about another month so there is lots of time to watch these birds come and go. Both parents feed the young. When the parents leave them, the juveniles often gather in groups with young kestrels from other nests, so an owl house can draw lots of activity to your yard.