american kestrel

[Denis 11]

Could I have seen an american kestrel in Connecticut in January?
If not,what would bird similar to the kestrel would it have been?

[terip64]

1. You sure could!! So beautiful! n/t

[democratisphere]

2. What a beautiful bird!

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[tecelote]

3. Could be a Peregrine Falcon

Winters on the east coast.

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[Denis 11]

4. Thanks

It was rather small though. It was very beautiful.

[Timewas]

5. One way to tell

I if you see it land somewhere they do a little tail dip 3 times when they land..

[Nitram]

6. Yesterday I saw a kestrel or a peregrine falcon flying overhead while I was driving home.

I live in the Virginia Piedmont. Judging by the range maps, it probably was the falcon.