Prescott Valley Animal Control Assists In Helping An Injured Kestrel Falcon Found In Chino Valley

Prescott Valley Animal Control was able to assist in helping the smallest of the falcon family, a Kestrel, to receive rehabilitation at the Wild at Heart Raptor Rescue last week. The Kestrel was found in Chino Valley on December 29th and was kept safe by a good Samaritan. The person called Prescott Valley Animal Control, who took the small falcon to a rally point at Sunset Point and I-17, where a volunteer at the rescue was waiting. The bird was then taken to their facility to receive care for a broken wing. The American Kestrel, also called the Sparrow Hawk, is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It can fly up to 39 miles-per-hour.