Amanda Glover
outside the empty hangar inhabited by the juvenile kestrels
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Two young fledgling kestrels were discovered on the
ground inside an empty hangar at the Albertville airport. The juveniles
appeared healthy and energetic, and there was no reason to remove them
from the area. Recorded Kestrel alarm calls played outside the hangar
produced sightings of the adult birds, confirming the decision to leave
the birds alone. However, the huge hangar offered no scope for placing
the juveniles in a safe location above ground, and the fledglings were
too restless to accept confinement in a nest box. Since the hangar was
not in use, and airport personnel were well-disposed, it was decided to
leave the Kestrels on the ground. Amanda Glover, a Wildlife Center
volunteer from Albertville, kept an eye on the fledglings over the
following weeks, and reported that the juveniles moved freely around the
hangar on foot, and even came out onto the grassy area outside the
hangar. They began actively flying about a week later.
Kestrel habitat at
the
Albertville
Airport
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