Cricket
Given Name:
Cricket
Species:
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Bio:
Cricket came to us as a nestling who had fallen from her nest. We discovered that she has a feather condition where she tends to drop all of her tail feathers at once which would prevent her from hunting out in the wild before they grow back.
Hatch Year:
2022
Typical Species Weight:
80-165g
Wingspan:
20-24 in
Fun Fact:
Cricket was trained by a falconer to learn how to hunt which is how we learned about her molting disorder. We also learned that she liked to scream at her food which did not help her hunting abilities.