American Kestrel nest box networks
We are launching an American Kestrel Nest Box Network
Please contact me for additional information on how to participate and support Kestrel conservation in California.
![Kestrel nest box outreach1 Kestrel nest box outreach1](http://ucanr.edu/sites/NapaCountyUCCE/files/390421display.png)
American Kestrels prey upon mice, voles, insects, birds, and reptiles and contribute to pest management in agriculture.
Cherry orchards in Michigan with nesting Kestrels had lower fruit-eating bird abundance and measurable economic benefits (Shave et al. 2018). Kestrels consume invertebrate and vertebrate agricultural pests in winter too! (Badger et al. unpublished)
![Kestrel Diet Study Kestrel Diet Study](http://ucanr.edu/sites/NapaCountyUCCE/files/390419display.png)