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Downtown Kestrel

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Jason Waanders

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Jason Waanders

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Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:09:44 -0500

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
jwaandersATstarpower.net