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16th Kestrel nest box site   (Frederick County, MD)

ABOVE: 16th Kestrel Falcon nest box: On back of farm garage facing north and slightly east. The entrance is 11' high and the garage siding was prepped with white primer before mounting on 6/14/02. This is in an agricultural field in the Adamstown area of Frederick County, MD. Photos: 6/15. East, southeast and northeast building views.

Kestrels will nest on or in buildings. Here is a photo of a Kestrel nest box on a barn in PA...large, small.

Monitoring notes:
4/12/2003: Mourning dove feathers & Starling scat in box, all chips gone so I added hay. Some down feathers in box were connected by dried-up flesh...evidence of Kestrel or Owl usage. Lots of wear or small chew marks on top front exterior corners...don't know why.
6/1/2003: I evicted Starlings from box. A Bluebird feather was in the nest.
2004: Didn't check box except by car and only saw Starlings on it.
6/30/2005: No signs of usage except from Starlings. The nest layers were removed.