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10th Kestrel nest box site   (Plans for this box...)
April 20: Removed it due to land use changes. It's tough to find a good new location.

ABOVE: 10th Kestrel Falcon nest box site. Mounted in Boyds/Dawsonville, MD along Rt 28 near Rt 107 on 4/20/2002. The site is the 2nd most ideal NEW Kestrel box site I know of in Montgomery County, MD. Screech Owls could also use it...it is close to trees. It has an aluminum perch about 18" above the roof.

LEFT: 1/4" mesh and Aspen tree savings. The mesh covers the entire bottom and is folded upward to form a 3 1/2" lip. This keeps the wood shavings and babies from falling out when checking the box.

Monitoring notes:
2/2/03 Kestrel on nearby utility lines almost daily for about 2 weeks.
4/12/03 Winter/Spring usage as roost & eating station by Kestrel or Owl. It is even possible a Screech Owl has raised young in there. Some elongated pellets & lots of Bluebird feathers inside. I have never seen a Kestrel on this box. A Starling may have added a layer of hay in the Fall.