[texbirds] Re: American Kestrels nesting in Tarrant County as well
- From: "MICHAEL PEASE" <mpease@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cwebirds@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:39:45 -0700
I've watched a pair raise a family in Carrollton(north Dallas County) for
several years now. I know of at least one other one that's been there the last
2 years at least. Interesting thing I've noted in these posts and with the
ones I've seen, they were all in artificial/man made nest sites. Has anybody
seen one in a natural nest site?
Mike Pease
Mckinney, Collin County
--- cwebirds@xxxxxxx wrote:
From: "Charles W. Easley" <cwebirds@xxxxxxx>
To: <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>, "Brady Surber" <supersurber@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <jjones4fwas@xxxxxxxxx>, "TexBirds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [texbirds] Re: American Kestrels nesting in Tarrant County as well
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:02:41 -0500
AMKE has bred In Johnson County for at least 7 years now, near FM 3048 and
CR 805A. They use a very tall power pole, metal,
and they can be seen feeding young at the cross bar entrance and on the
lines in late June and early July. I know of two pairs
that use the poles between Joshua and Alvarado.
Charles Easley
Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
cwebirds@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: Brush Freeman
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 9:59 AM
To: Brady Surber
Cc: jjones4fwas@xxxxxxxxx ; TexBirds
Subject: [texbirds] Re: American Kestrels nesting in Tarrant County as well
I figure Brady is correct...The current TOS Handbook (2004) has AMKEs
mapped in for Tarrent and Dallas Co.s.
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Brush Freeman
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http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Brady Surber <supersurber@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> They have been breeding in Central and southern Wilbarger county for
> several years now. There is a pair breeding on the ranch I do work on in
> Cooke county south of Muenster. I have Summer records for almost every
> county around and suspect the breed throughout the region, as NorthCentral
> Texas away from the Metroplex is one of the most under-birded regions of
> Texas.
>> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:23:31 -0500
>> Subject: [texbirds] Re: American Kestrels nesting in Tarrant County as
>> well
>> From: brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: jjones4fwas@xxxxxxxxx
>> CC: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> That is very interesting...I actually didn't realize that there are
>> the numbers of kestrels breeding in N. Texas as there seems to be.
>> What I also find interesting is your report of geckos in Ft. Worth.
>> That is news to me but I guess warmth marches on.
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>>
>>
>> Brush Freeman
>> 361-655-7641 Cell
>> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
>> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 3:14 PM, JimJones-FWAS <jjones4fwas@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > After reading B Freeman's report I figured I should add my
>> > observations.
>> >
>> >
>> > I have been observing 4 pairs of Am. Kestrels this year on my morning
>> > walks
>> > on Bedford Trails in Bedford, TX. (Tarrant County) The 1.8 mile trail
>> > runs
>> > along the power lines that run east-west from Walmart on HWY 121 west
>> > over
>> > to the ball fields on Meadow Park Drive.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This morning I enjoyed watching two adults trying to keep up with their
>> > 4
>> > fledglings scattered around the play area behind Spring Garden
>> > Elementary. I
>> > also heard nestlings from the nests on two other power line poles; one
>> > located west of Scenic Hills Drive and the other just east of Sage
>> > Lane. The
>> > fourth pair observed up over the hill west of Walmart apparently failed
>> > having young this year. But they are still protecting their 'pole'.
>> >
>> > These kestrels have been successfully raising young at this location
>> > for
>> > about 5 years now. They have discovered that the cross-arms of these
>> > tall
>> > 345KV power line poles are 'hollow', the perfect place to make a nest
>> > protected from larger raptors and from ground predators (the lowest
>> > cross-arms are probably 50 feet from the ground.) If you have this
>> > style of
>> > power line in your area, look closely where the arm is bolted to a
>> > bracket
>> > on the vertical support pole. The cross-arms are hollow and the hole is
>> > facing inwards towards the vertical pole. The birds access the hole by
>> > dropping down through the support bracket.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The trail runs through a neighborhood with lots of backyard gardens.
>> > Food is
>> > plentiful with lots of lizards and geckos, and the grass along the path
>> > has
>> > plenty of insects.
>> >
>> > When I first observed the kestrels I thought they must get awfully warm
>> > inside of these metal supports in our Texas heat.... but later learned
>> > the
>> > nestlings leave the nest in June, long before it gets too hot. By
>> > mid-July I
>> > usually see only 2 or 3 kestrels on the path.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > When I report these on eBird, I am questioned as to the 'numbers' that
>> > I am
>> > reporting as being high.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jim Jones
>> >
>> > Bedford, TX
>> >
>> >
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