[Tweeters] Eurasian Kestrel nesting

[Robert O'Brien via Tweeters]

More info on the 1999 Eurasian Kestrel on the Samish Flats.  My photo
submission was automatically flagged by the eBird system,
apparently because I listed the area we drove to find the bird (about 10
miles) rather than the area we found it in.  I can still edit the
submission but it is not visible to others.  I have reduced the area to 1
mile and 2 acres where we found the kestrel and will see what happens
next.
It is my understanding that the only way to get a photo into the Macaulay
Library is through  submitting an eBird checklist.  In this case flagged
for human reviewer attention.
Here is some info from the eBird that describes how this works.

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On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 11:05 AM Robert O'Brien <baro at pdx.edu> wrote:


> More history:

> As Dennis says, habits are similar to our 'American Kestrel'  especially

> both being cavity nesters that take to bird boxes very regularly; as

> in the video.  Our kestrel was formerly called the 'Sparrow Hawk' but was

> changed years ago to the current name. It rarely captures sparrows or any

> birds though.

> Note in my photo(s) that structurally it is quite different from our

> Kestrel.

> Bob OBrien

>

>

>

> On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 10:39 AM Robert O'Brien <baro at pdx.edu> wrote:

>

>> Great photo sequence. And thanks Dennis, for the

>> Memories........................................

>> Eurasian Kestrel--another great Washington Bird of the last century.

>> Zoom in to see all the sightings:

>>

>>

>> https://ebird.org/map/eurkes?neg=true&env.minX=-144.50814843749998&env.minY=37.55361984922765&env.maxX=-95.72885156249998&env.maxY=53.15361034822624&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=all&byr=1900&eyr=2024

>>

>> Only a single photo on eBird so far and by another Oregon birder, Skip

>> Russel, even though many sightings over a wide area on the Samish Flats by

>> Washingtonians.

>>

>> These were the 'bird slides' days.

>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S186993296

>>

>> Bob OBrien   Portland

>>

>>

>>

>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 7:45 AM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <

>> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>>

>>> This is really neat. Eurasian Kestrels are common all across Eurasia and

>>> Africa, with habits much like our American Kestrel.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> https://www.facebook.com/reel/1541454176750965?fs=e&s=cl&mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Dennis Paulson

>>> Seattle

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