Adopt an American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
VINS, along with landowners and volunteers, monitors a network of American Kestrel nest boxes throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Kestrel populations are declining across North America and one hypothesis is that they lack adequate nesting sites as a result of habitat alteration. We hope that these boxes will provide suitable options for nesting pairs and will help keep the population stable.
Help support our work with American Kestrels by symbolically adopting a wild bird or a nest box. Funds go toward the costs of maintaining and monitoring our extensive nest box network.
Adopt Packages
Thank you for helping support our American Kestrel Research Project, through the RISE Adopt a Raptor Program. Together, we can protect our natural heritage through education, research and avian wildlife rehabilitation.
$50
Adopt an Adult American Kestrel
You will receive:
- Adoption Certificate
- American Kestrel Fact Sheet
- Banding location
- Unique USGS Band Number associated with your bird
- Unique color band information*
- Email updates if your bird is encountered again
$100
Adopt a Nestling American Kestrel
You will receive:
- Adoption Certificate
- American Kestrel Fact Sheet
- Banding location
- Unique USGS Band Number associated with your bird
- Unique color band information*
- Periodic email updates throughout the nesting season with approximate fledge dates and resighting info
$200
Adopt an American Kestrel Box
You will receive:
- Box location
- Periodic email updates about box activity to potentially include:
- Pair formation
- Box investigation
- Unique band number/color of adults*
- Egg laying/hatching dates
- Unique USGS band number for all nestlings
- Unique color band for all nestlings*
- Approximate fledge dates
- Email updates if any birds associated with box are encountered again
*Provided if available/applicable.