10 years of American Kestrel Research in the Greater Sax-Zim Bog Ecosystem

If you have been to the Sax-Zim Bog, you have likely noticed nest boxes on the telephone poles and trees scattered around the landscape. These boxes are part of a long-term monitoring project, our American Kestrel Nest Box Project, which has entered its 10th year of data collection this summer. Head Naturalist Clinton oversees this project and is excited to share a milestone update to the project and give information about American Kestrel conservation in Minnesota and beyond.

Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus is the Head Naturalist for the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog. Education and outreach are major components of his work in the bog, as well as several research endeavors like Winter Raptor Surveys, Rare Owl Surveys, and the American Kestrel Nest Box Project.

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The photo above features the 500th nestling American Kestrel banded as part of the American Kestrel Nest Box Project, and was handled and banded under appropriate state and federal permits.

You may also like the following events from Friends of Sax-Zim Bog:

• This Saturday, 30th August, 05:30 pm, Nighttime Neighbors Evening Program: Minnesota’s Bats! in Meadowlands
• This Sunday, 31st August, 10:00 am, Late-Season Wildflowers Field Trip in Meadowlands
• Next month, 12th September, 12:00 pm, Minnesota’s Northern Owl Irruption: Winter 2024-2025 in Meadowlands