Rappahannock News

TRACKING KESTRELS AMONG US

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ere are more than 200 kestrel nesting boxes in Rappahanno­ck and Fauquier counties, with about half of the boxes in each county. Females tend to hunt in smaller home range territorie­s averaging about 78 acres.

Males forage up to six miles away to find food.

 ?? By Robert Hurley and Laura Stanton for Foothills Forum ??
By Robert Hurley and Laura Stanton for Foothills Forum

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