Chocorua Lake Conservancy American Kestrel Banding Workshop

Want to take part in a very special opportunity to contribute to valuable wildlife data collection?

On Tuesday, June 20 from 10 AM-2 PM, join Chocorua Lake Conservancy Stewardship Director Debra Marnich for an American Kestrel Banding Workshop at Naughteveel Farm, 1314 West Side Road in North Conway. Counts of migrants suggest that the number of American kestrels are declining in the Northeast over the last couple of years. We will discuss the decline of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in New Hampshire, their life history, migration, and why the conservation of critical foraging and nesting habitat is so important. We will be joining Steve Wheeler, a retired New Hampshire Fish & Game (NHFG) Biologist and federal- and state-licensed bird bander since 1975, and his wife Mabel Wheeler to band fledgling kestrels that are occupying nest boxes. A long�term nest box program run by Steve Wheeler has provided nesting opportunities and resulted in some continually productive territories for American kestrels in New Hampshire. Steve works with NHFG, and New Hampshire farmers and private landowners to increase the nesting opportunities and success for American kestrels. Bird banding data may be