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How do you attract Sparrowhawks to specific areas... barns and out buildings (like on a farm)?

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Sparrowhawks, more properly called American kestrel, are often found around farms where the small rodents and insects they mostly eat are abundant. They sometimes nest in nest boxes placed for them. These are just 2 places plans can be found.

http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/wakestrelboxplan.html

http://www.birdwatching-bliss.com/american-kestrel-nest-box.html

J. Elliott

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