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HawkWatch outlines banding program to track declining American Kestrels in Salt Lake Valley
Summary
A biologist from HawkWatch International described a nest‑box monitoring and banding program across the Salt Lake Valley intended to track site fidelity, productivity and survival of American Kestrels; the group uses USGS metal bands and color alphanumeric bands and asks the public to report sightings online.
Kate, a biologist with HawkWatch International, described the group’s effort to monitor American Kestrel populations across the Salt Lake Valley and how banding nestlings helps researchers track survival and movements.
The nonprofit places and monitors “hundreds of nest box[es] throughout the valley,” Kate said, working with volunteers in a community science team to check boxes and band nestlings when they are old enough. The program uses two marks: a USGS metal band bearing a unique nine‑digit number and a colored alphanumeric band. “You…
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