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Fe, an American Kestrel and Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, showing off her small size!
North America's smallest and most common falcon species, the American Kestrel, packs a predator’s fierce intensity into a small body! American Kestrels eat insects and other invertebrates, as well as small rodents and birds. Common foods include grasshoppers, cicadas, beetles, and dragonflies; scorpions and spiders; butterflies and moths; voles, mice, shrews, bats, and small songbirds. American Kestrels also sometimes eat small snakes, lizards, and frogs. And some people have reported seeing American Kestrels take larger prey, including red squirrels and Northern Flickers.