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Title: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: mrsfalcon on January 13, 2025, 12:59:42 PM

Welcome to the 2025 Pawnee kestrels thread! Please share observations and screenshots here!

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: mrsfalcon on January 24, 2025, 09:49:09 AM

We saw what was most likely a kestrel outside the nestbox yesterday. If you have time to put your eyes on this cam and post about it, we would really appreciate it:
https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/xcel-energy-cams/ (https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/xcel-energy-cams/) and scroll to bottom.

Amy

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: shep on March 18, 2025, 03:25:07 AM

March 18, 2025
Kestrel is home.
https://youtu.be/ooU3tLKmPSA

A kestrel is a small falcon.
It'd be easier to include them with our falcons.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on March 18, 2025, 12:38:56 PM

Thanks, Shep - nice catch.  I was looking daily, then camera was out for a while.  So glad to see one back here.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on April 02, 2025, 10:08:26 PM

Egg here today, April 2, 2025.  I didn't see it until 6:15pm MDT; second photo with kestrel over the egg was 8:00pm MDT.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on April 04, 2025, 03:51:04 PM

Second egg today, April 4, 2025 in the 11:00 a.m. MDT hour.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: shep on April 06, 2025, 12:11:28 PM

3 EGGS
April 6
https://youtu.be/ooU3tLKmPSA

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on April 06, 2025, 12:31:02 PM

Third egg, again between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. MDT.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: mrsfalcon on April 08, 2025, 11:37:13 AM

Thanks everyone! This is so helpful!

Amy

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: shep on April 08, 2025, 12:39:03 PM

4 EGGS
April 8, 2025
noon there are 4 eggs - there were 3 this morning earlier

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on April 08, 2025, 12:43:56 PM

Photo of the 4th egg; she likes that 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. time, Shep.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on April 10, 2025, 04:00:27 PM

Fifth egg laid here this morning, April 10, between 11:00 a.m. and 11:55 a.m.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on April 13, 2025, 10:23:21 PM

Male arrives with food late afternoon Sunday, April 13.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: shep on May 06, 2025, 05:54:37 AM

May 6, 2025
Pip in at least one egg

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on May 06, 2025, 11:05:04 AM

May 6, 7:00 a.m. MDT hour.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on May 06, 2025, 02:49:29 PM

Two hatches by afternoon, May 6, 2025.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on May 06, 2025, 06:42:01 PM

Third hatch late this afternoon, fourth about 6:00p.m. MDT  :)

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on May 09, 2025, 09:46:47 AM

Camera was out the past two days, prior to the 5th hatch.  This morning it's back up and the fifth egg hatched - I do know it wasn't prior to midnight May 6, so guess would be May 7.  I'm glad to see 5 little kestrels getting fed this morning!

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on May 13, 2025, 10:43:26 AM

Camera back on after a few days; all five still appear to be doing well.

Title: Re: 2025 Xcel Energy Pawnee Kestrels
Post by: Linda M on May 19, 2025, 01:11:58 PM

Camera has been off for nearly a week; five growing kestrels looking good today.