Often times during my men's softball games I catch myself birding in the outfield. I've chalked up some good birds at the Salem Transfer Station field...Green Heron, Wood Thrush, Ovenbird, Kingfisher to name a few — so it wasn't a huge surprise when I spotted an American Kestrel hunting from the fence along the roadside last night.
I don't see Kestrels in town very often so it is always a welcome sight.
Kyle Wilmarth
Plaistow, NH