Every spring, thousands of nature lovers watch kestrel chicks grow up in real time alongside their harried parents thanks to the live cam mounted on a nest box at The Nature Conservancy’s Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Utah.
While you wait for the next big moment in the kestrel nest, check out the 2023 recap video below.
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Have Some Avian Family Fun!
Take a moment to learn more about these colorful raptors and find out why scientists are concerned about this species. You can use the activities and resources below to learn more about American kestrels and the habitats they, and many other birds, need to thrive.
Blog Posts
- Read an exciting story of Life, Death and Bird Cam Drama for the kestrels at the Great Salt Lake Shoreland Preserve.
- The Making of a Falcon? Follow kestrel chicks from egg to flight in this informative blog post.
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Learn the basics about these amazing raptors from HawkWatch International.
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Ten million birds rely upon the lake’s waters, wetlands and uplands each year, including American kestrels. How much do you know about Utah’s inland sea? Take the quiz!
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You can listen at the preserve or online! Why do kestrels nest here? This tour offers facts and stories about the preserve’s wildlife and habitats, including the uplands that are vital to kestrels.
Help Protect Migratory Birds at the Great Salt Lake
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Great Salt Lake Stories
Great Salt Lake: The Nature Conservancy's Role as a Conservation Leader
Since 1984, TNC has been a driving force advancing science, habitat protection and education to benefit Great Salt Lake.
The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve provides visitors with more than a mile of boardwalk and access to the wetlands of the Great Salt Lake—important habitat for more than 250 species of birds.
Will We Save the Great Salt Lake?
This three-part series gives visitors the in-depth story behind the Great Salt Lake and its increasingly urgent plight.
Life, Death & Bird Cam Drama at the Great Salt Lake
The American kestrel makes for a good reality TV star—charismatic and colorful. Catch up on the kestrel cam story and this year's nesting family.