Bird Damage Q&A
Anne Mills, Field Technician
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
Is it OK to deploy kestrel nesting boxes in areas where there are red tail hawks?
Yes, we deploy boxes where there are red-tailed hawks. RTHAs are essentially everywhere so we can't avoid areas where they live.
Can a person raise and distribute American kestrels?
There are likely all types of regulations about this type of thing, if it's even possible, given that kestrels are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Bird Damage Q&A file (pdf; 97KB)
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