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American Kestrel, Salton Sea


American Kestrel, Phoenix


American Kestrel, Phoenix


American Kestrel, Yuma

American Kestrels are very common to abundant winter visitors to the Imperial and Lower Colorado Valleys.  Look for them perched on telephone lines and poles in agricultural areas south of the Salton Sea and south of Yuma.  In summer, when our winter visitors return north, they are much less commonly seen, but there are still good numbers present.


American Kestrel, Yuma