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John Herman <[log in to unmask]>
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John Herman <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:49:01 -0500
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     While driving along routes 30 and 23 near Upper Sandusky, I noticed
someone or group has put American Kestrel nesting boxes on the backside of
hiway signs along the 4 lane hiways.
     Is there something wrong with this picture? We've got kestrels who at
least occasionally fly across lanes of traffic to get to the median grass
area, and semis and other vehicles zipping down the hiway. Is this in the
best interest of the kestrels?
     I unfortunately witnessed a kestrel taken out by an eighteen wheeler.
     I'm all in favor of putting up nest boxes, but at locations that don't
jeopardize the safety of the birds.
     Good birding,
     John Herman

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