American Kestrel Program
The Black River Audubon Society in conjunction with the Lorain County Metro Parks and the Western Reserve Land Conservancy are together sponsoring a conservation program to help promote nesting sites for the American kestrel. The kestrel, a beautifully marked bird and smallest of the raptors, has been rapidly declining and measures to protect it are once again being implemented this year.
Volunteers needed!
Volunteers are urgently needed to assist with this program in order to ensure its success. We are asking property owners who may already have resident kestrels to consider placing a nest box on their land. All interested land owners and volunteers will be given instructions on what is required to maintain and monitor the nest boxes.
We need landowners who have seen kestrels in their area to contact us so we can get more boxes installed.
Volunteers are also needed to help install telescoping poles for the boxes to make monitoring the boxes easier. It is important that new nest boxes are in place before kestrels begin searching for nesting locations, usually by the middle or near the end of March each year.
If you are interested in volunteering your time setting up boxes or would like to inquire about placing a kestrel box on your property, please contact Larry Wilson at 440-752-0336 or by clicking on the volunteer button.
Donations help provide nest boxes for kestrels and our conservation efforts.
