Nest box use and reproductive biology of the American kestrel in Lassen County, California
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Published source details
Bloom P.H. & Hawks S.J. (1983) Nest box use and reproductive biology of the American kestrel in Lassen County, California. Raptor Research, 17, 9-14.
Published source details Bloom P.H. & Hawks S.J. (1983) Nest box use and reproductive biology of the American kestrel in Lassen County, California. Raptor Research, 17, 9-14.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Provide artificial nesting sites for falcons
A replicated study in 1976-80 in juniper and pine forests in the Great Basin, California, USA (Bloom & Hawks 1983), found that 31% of 208 nest boxes examined were used by American kestrels Falco sparverius and that 82% of these (53 nest boxes) successfully fledged at least one chick. Clutches contained an average of four eggs, with an estimated fledging rate of 3.1 chicks/active nest box. Nest boxes were 18 x 20 x 33 cm in size, with a 7.6 cm diameter entrance hole and erected at 2-6 m from the ground in trees. The use of boxes increased year on year, from 20% in 1976 to 38% in 1980.
