Welcome all to our 2025 observations page #1. Here you will see updates of our American Kestrels as the season progresses.
Scroll down to see the latest. Here are abbreviations we use. All times CST.
MK. male Kestrel (aka Mr. Manitoba) FK. female Kestrel (aka Lady Winnipeg) H.M.K.T. Heavy Metal Kestrel Tree K-2 Kestrel nest box JFK. junior female Kestrel JMK. junior male Kestrel KP Tree poles we have installed, there are 4, click here to view.
Your will see a reference to the wheel house click here to view and also door branch click here to view.
Feb 25/25 We have installed the H.M.K.T. nest box, cameras and cat cable today.
March 1/25 We have installed the K-2 nest box, cameras and cat cable today.
March 16/25 FK has arrived at 2:29pm, she was first sighted on a nearby tree. FK entered the H.M.K.T. nest box several times chirping and bowing, then entered the K-2 nest box but was completely silent. When evening hunting from door branch FK gets a vole, eats some, stores a piece in an evergreen in research area then sits on KP #2 for several minutes. FK in H.M.K.T. nest box at 7:26pm and settles in for the night.
March 17/25 FK stayed the night in H.M.K.T. nest box. 7:11am FK awake then back to sleep. 7:19am FK awake. 7:23am FK on door branch. 7:26am FK on nearby hydro wire then 7:39am gone from view. A while later FK sitting on various perches and once was eating food then gone from view. In the afternoon FK in H.M.K.T. nest box chirping and scrapping, followed by going into the K-2 nest box chirping and scrapping. In the evening FK in H.M.K.T. nest box, chirps and scrapes then on KP #2. At 7:03pm FK on nearby tree eating vole and in H.M.K.T. nest box at 7:25pm, preens then tucked in sleeping.
March 18/25 FK stayed the night in H.M.K.T. nest box. 5:41am FK awake preening then back to sleep. This happened again at 6:17am and 6:29am. 7:13am FK on nearby hydro wire then gone from view. Later in the morning FK back in research area and in H.M.K.T. nest box chirping and scrapping, followed by going into the K-2 nest box chirping and scrapping. FK perched in research area at various times throughout the afternoon and evening. At 7:20pm FK in H.M.K.T. nest box preening and digging a deep nest bowl then out on wheel house until 7:37pm when FK went back in H.M.K.T. nest box and settles in for the night.
March 19/25 FK stayed the night in H.M.K.T. nest box. 6:08am FK awake preening again at 6:15am, 6:21am, 6:36am. 7:04am FK awake preening and wing stretches. 7:11am FK in door then 7:12am on door branch. 7:15am FK flies to and sits on nearby hydro wire.