http://www.lpzoo.org/blog/blog5.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:44:14 +0000 Evelyn [Visitor] c7074@http://www.lpzoo.org/blog/ I was very fortunate to walk into my living room, in early spring, and find a juvenile Kestrel sitting on my air conditioner. I live across the street from the Zoo, on the 9th floor, of my building. It was very exciting - I took many photos! http://www.lpzoo.org/blog/blog5.php/2012/09/05/documenting-raptors-in-the-city#c7074 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:09:26 +0000 lincoln park zoo [Member] c7070@http://www.lpzoo.org/blog/ Thank you for the comment, Mary. You are correct. It was a simple typo: we meant to write “raptor” and, instead, initially wrote “hawk.” We’ve corrected the error. http://www.lpzoo.org/blog/blog5.php/2012/09/05/documenting-raptors-in-the-city#c7070 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:50:07 +0000 Mary Russell [Visitor] c7069@http://www.lpzoo.org/blog/ The smallest hawk in north america is the sharp-shinned hawk. While the amercan kestrel also goes by the name sparrow hawk for its inclusion of small bids in its prey base, this is a misnomer. The kestrel is a falcon . http://www.lpzoo.org/blog/blog5.php/2012/09/05/documenting-raptors-in-the-city#c7069