Name and Release an American Kestrel!

Wings of Wonder is offering the unique opportunity to name and release an American Kestrel.

This year we admitted a total of 4 pre-fledgling Kestrels, which are our smallest falcons in North America. All 4 of these youngsters have just about completed their rehabilitation and will soon be ready for release. As a fun and unique sort of fund raiser for Wings of Wonder we decided to offer the opportunity to name-and-release a Kestrel as a silent auction item. Each top bidder will be able to name "their" bird and then do the actual release. The young falcon will be placed in the winners gloved hands (gloves provided by Wings of Wonder) and then there will be a group release, with accompanying pictures, of course. The release date will be on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 10:30am in an open field in Leelanau County (exact location to be determined by Wings of Wonder). Bidding will take place by email and daily updates will be posted on the Wings of Wonder blog. Opening bids begin at $100.00. Bidding begins now for each falcon and will end at midnight on friday, july 16th.

little boy "A"

little girl

little boy "B"

little boy "C"

Let the bidding begin by emailing Wings of Wonder and placing your bid, make sure you include which falcon you want to "win"