How to Use kestrel in a Sentence

kestrel

noun
  • There are elk and bear, kestrels and ravens, tall grasses and deer, and trout in deep, cool pools.
    — Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The key to the kestrel's gust control turns out to be how its wings and tail work together.
    — New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • Two weeks in a row, an American kestrel flew over to say hello.
    — Staff Report, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • In her care was a kestrel, peregrine falcon, barn owl, bald and golden eagle.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 29 May 2018
  • An adult male kestrel was the first visitor pinged by the station on April 3.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • The Australian kestrel is a master of stationary flight in rough air.
    — New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • Notable birds this past week have been a great gray owl, an American kestrel and a lone common snipe.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2021
  • The team found that cherry trees closer to the kestrel’s nest boxes were less likely to have droppings on them.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The kestrel is also dramatically lighter in the right places.
    — New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • For example, kings could fly gyrfalcons, and servants could fly kestrels.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The American kestrel is the smallest, with a wingspan that can reach about 2 feet.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • American kestrels are the smallest falcon species at only nine inches from head to tail.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The kestrel’s keepers wanted to keep him engaged with the public after his injury.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The kestrels use tree cavities and other small spaces to raise their chicks and were quick to move into the orchards.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Buongiorno, too, you kestrel in the blue, ignorant of tech genius and real estate.
    — W. S. Di Piero, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2020
  • The pitch range was very similar to that of two kinds of raptors known to nest in the area, Eurasian kestrels and sparrow hawks.
    — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Occasionally, Navar says, the center will see a kestrel or screech owl.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • Based on bone measurements, researchers concluded the bird was a Eurasian kestrel.
    — Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2020
  • The 25 fledglings born this year bring the project’s overall total to 82 kestrels since its inception.
    — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 29 June 2018
  • When the kestrels were flying nearby, robins, grackles, and starlings were much less likely to visit orchards and eat fruit.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Smith added that this won’t solve all of the bird problems that farmers face, namely that kestrels are more likely to stay in some regions over others.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Or perhaps because owls often are attacked and harassed during the day by carrion crows, kestrels and other birds.
    — James Gorman, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Keep an eye out for rare species like the American kestrel, gopher tortoise, and the flatwoods salamander.
    — Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Wildlife can be found in all directions, with kestrels up above, and intriguing smooth newts and white-clawed crayfish in the stream running through the heart of the farm.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
  • Officials say rare bird species such as bobolinks, grasshopper sparrows, and American kestrels breed on the grassland.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Measurements of bones in a bird mummy suggest the animal was probably a Eurasian kestrel.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2020
  • By scaring away these visitors, the kestrels reduced the likelihood of cherry damage more than tenfold.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The study still suggests that kestrels could be a way to improve food safety in other crops that have been associated with outbreaks, such as leafy greens.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The kestrels were associated with a three-fold reduction in droppings spotted on tree branches.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Both expert hunters, the American kestrel uses its acrobatic prowess, while the eastern screech owl is a stealthy silent hunter.
    — Sara Ervin Walser, Laurel Leader, 28 June 2018

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