Hi. Thanks for visiting. It looks as if this will be our third season with Kestrels occupying the Hill Road nest box. I installed the box in 2022, too late in the nesting season.

In 2023 we had a Kestrel pair raise four fledglings. Alas, no camera. In 2024 squirrels moved in and the Kestrels nested elsewhere. I didn't realize the squirrels had invaded.

I decided I needed to monitor the box a bit more vigilantly. After I took care of the squirrels, I installed the camera in the summer of 2024. I replaced the rodent gaurd as well.

In 2025, after a Cooper's Hawk killed the male, the female soldiered on raising three fledglings. Before the male was killed, there were five fledglings. Hunger got the better of them and the strongest ate two of the brothers.