Support the Harris Center’s “Kestrels”
On January 27, the Harris Center’s “Kestrels” won top honors in Mass Audubon’s Superbowl of Birding, a friendly annual birding competition to see who can find the greatest number of bird species (and score the highest number of points) on a single day in coastal New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Their larger goal was to raise awareness of American Kestrel conservation, and to raise funds for additional kestrel nest boxes. After last year’s successful Superbowl of Birding fundraiser, we built, installed, and monitored 21 nest boxes. In late summer, 17 kestrel fledglings — banded as nestlings — left the protection of their nest boxes and burst forth into the wide world.
This year, we hope to expand the project with an additional 20-30 boxes to further support the breeding efforts of this species in decline in New Hampshire. We estimate that $150 will cover materials to build and install one nest box.
If you have any questions, please contact our Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown at (603) 525-3394 or by email.
Thank you for helping “The Kestrels” soar!
