The American Kestrel

              The American Kestrel, commonly called a sparrow hawk, is North America's smallest falcon.

                 This is really only our second "bird of prey" since beginning the hobby. It's very exciting to view, look up in the bird manual and be able to positively identify the species. I'm sure in the past we have seen this bird many times, but not knowing what we were looking at and knowing what we are looking at makes a huge difference.