Red Car Property: American Kestrel, Rare Sighting

Photo: Diane Edwardson, December 31, 2011, 9:59 AM.  American Kestrels used to be common in the neighborhood.  This is only the third time I've seen one in 2011, the last sighting was Christmas Eve at dusk atop Corralitas Drive.  (Click on photos to enlarge.) Kestrels are the smallest falcons.  This one was about the size of a pigeon, only more aerodynamic. I was nearing the canyon from the