A small, handsome falcon perched atop a shrub in the early morning as a cold winter wind swept across the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. Even at a distance, I knew the bird was an American kestrel ...

At first, people thought it might be a housing shortage. Scientists had noticed worrisome declines in the American kestrel, a small, flashy falcon found coast to coast. The downturn was especially ...

While most people have heard of falcons, here’s a definition: A bird of prey, with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving upon it from above. Six species in the ...

Falcons are some of the most skilled aerial hunters on Earth, with species ranging from the tiny American kestrel to the mighty gyrfalcon. Their adaptations for speed, precision, and hunting mastery ...

Soaring through the skies of Missouri is a bird of prey smaller than the rest, but one that still makes a mighty impact. The American kestrel is a small falcon that is more common in Missouri during ...

If someone said “falcon,” the next word to come to mind probably wouldn’t be “artist.” But Ferrisburgh, an American kestrel with an injured wing, is headlining art classes in Vermont and drawing ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The population of the smallest falcon in North America is becoming even smaller but there's a way Utahns can help for free. For a decade, a team of researchers from Hawkwatch ...