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| Wes, American Kestrel |
Updated 3/24/2025 4:05:33 PM |
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Falco sparverius
American Kestrels are part of the Falconidae family in the order falconiformes. Click here to learn more...
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Wes the American Kestrel and his sister Ella are imprinted on people, confiscated from someone in Helena that had them as pets, against the law. They share a large enclosure with limbs, shelves and a tree. Both are hand fed mice, generously donated from a genetics lab, THANKS!
The kestrels are particularly vocal, alerting us when wild Bald Eagles fly through the yard. "Killy, killy, killy..." Wes was the star at a recent school assembly in Missoula for 300 elementary-aged zoologists. He and his sister are named after jazz-heroes – Wes Montgomery is “the gold standard” for guitar!
Being so talkative comes in handy when he accompanies me for our bi-monthly visit to Montana Public Radio, Childrens' programming. On the daily hour of the show Pea Green Boat, host Annie Garde describes our birds for the listeners and a discussion of kestrels with Wes. He never disappoints with a trill, chirr of even killy, killy. Yes we really do have live birds on the radio.
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