O.K. I'm finally forced to observe that more than a few years back, as I was waiting at the intersection of Charles Street and Northern Parkway for the light to change, I saw a Kestrel nail a House Finch at the SE corner, on the lawn of a church. It immediately mantled its prey before pro-
ceding to, er, dismantle it. One could look up an earlier edition of the BBC Chip Notes for this account by Gail
Frantz. Very versatile birds, indeed.
Paul E. Noell
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Frank Marenghi <> wrote:

> 
>This was last winter, but I saw a pair of Kestrels on Washington Blvd in Baltimore (on the light poles of an industrial park) on the way to a work meeting at the Dept. of the Environment.
> 
>Cheers,
> 
>Frank Marenghi
>Annapolis, MD
> 
> 
> 
>Subject: Kestrels in the City
>From: Dan Haas <nervousbirds AT GMAIL.COM>
>Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:51:41 -0400
>I stepped outside this morning from a furniture installation at Hamden 
>Elementary School, only to enjoy a male AMERICAN KESTREL fly by and perch atop 
>tall tree hon. 
>
>
>I see more Kestrels in Baltimore in the summer than all of my (work) territory 
>on the Eastern shore. Nice to see urban Kestrels apparently succeeding. 
>
>
>Good Birding,
>
>Dan
>St Margaret's, MD
>Nervousbirdsatgmail.com
>
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