Adding to the list of recent urban raptor sightings, I just saw an AMERICAN
KESTREL. It flew up and perched on a TV antenna near the intersection of
18th & D Streets, NW (I think the antenna is on DAR Constitution Hall). It
was there long enough for me to get out the spare binoculars from my desk
drawer and confirm, and it appeared to be a female (though these aren't the
greatest optics in the world). I've seen kestrels in the vicinity of the
White House and on the Mall before, and have had likely but unconfirmed
glimpses out this window before, so this isn't a shocker. Nice
confirmation for the "office list," though.
Jason Waanders
NW DC
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