Yosemite Area Audubon Society: Owls and falcons, nest box monitoring in Central CA

Natural rodent control protects the environment including animals, wild and domestic. Hear about the Yosemite Area Audubon Society nestbox monitoring program, how farmers use barn owl boxes for rodent control, and how the increased use of insecticides may contribute to decreasing American kestrel numbers. Under a federal bird banding permit barn owls and American kestrel adults and nestlings are banded. See examples of this process and we will share some fund recapture results! This important program has been active since 2012. Learn what is next and how you can be involved.

Barn Owl. Photo: Pamela Dimeler/Audubon Photography Awards