Troy Gipps, Vice President / Kestrel Project Leader Christine Thurber, Coordinator, Kestrel Monitoring Program 508-887-0065 Kestrel.

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Troy Gipps, Vice President / Kestrel Project Leader Christine Thurber, Coordinator, Kestrel Monitoring Program Kestrel Project Volunteer Orientation

Agenda Welcome/Introductions Project Overview – Why kestrels? – Site Selection – Installation – Monitoring Guest Speaker

Why kestrels? The American kestrel is among the most precipitously declining birds in Massachusetts. Distribution shrunk by more than 50% in 30 years. Conservation Action Urgent Conservation Status Breeding Bird Atlas Breeding Bird Survey Christmas Bird Count

Why kestrels? Cavity nesting bird Great looking bird Falcons are cool!

Site Selection Referred to USDA NRCS Pamphlet Sought advice from MassWildlife – State Ornithologist, Andrew Vitz – Habitat Management Biologist, Marianne Piche – Conducted property walks / map reconnaissance Identified 10 locations with suitable habitat – Public and private property

Installation 25 volunteers installed 10 boxes on Nov. 8-9th

Nest Box Locations LocationGPS CoordinatesProperty Owner Potter Hill Meadows , Grafton Land Trust Pell Farm , Town of Grafton (Con Com) Webber CR , Town of Grafton Hennessey I , Town of Grafton (Con Com) Hennessey I , Town of Grafton (Con Com) Merriam Road Conservation Area , Town of Grafton (Con Com) Tufts Veterinarian School , Tufts University Vet School North Brigham Hill RoadCrater/Ferraro North Brigham Hill RoadWhite Old Upton RoadHolberger = Monitors needed = Monitors not needed (private property)

Christine Thurber, Coordinator, Kestrel Monitoring Program Avian Experience Master’s thesis: Territoriality and Aggression in Cerulean Warblers Captured, banded and monitored breeding behavior (nesting!) of Cerulean Warblers Rocky Gap State Park aviary: Fed, medicated, socialized, and trained injured raptors Patuxent Research Refuge: Fed, socialized, and medicated sea ducks Frostburg State University : Managed the avian library Northern Saw- whet Owl fall migration study: Captured, banded, and collected morphological data

Monitoring Phases: – Pre-season check – Early breeding season From late March onward – Focus on breeders Mid-season – Post-season After birds depart

Guest Speaker Joanne “Joey” Mason President, Keeping Company with Kestrels Managing an American kestrel nest box and banding project around cranberry bogs in southeastern Massachusetts since Licensed master bander since