Wildlife Resources Commission to host falcon exhibition

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission highlights North America’s smallest and perhaps most colorful falcon, the American kestrel, at its Mountain State Fair exhibit this year.

The fair, which will be open Sept. 6-15, is located in Fletcher in Henderson County, just west of Asheville. The Commission’s exhibit will open from 3-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

The kestrel exhibit will include a nest box with real eggs, as well as mounts of a male and female kestrel. Visitors also can find out more about the latest kestrel research and banding efforts being conducted by Commission staff on the Sandy Mush Game Land, which is located in Buncombe and Madison counties.

To complement the kestrel exhibit, the Wildlife Commission’s perennially popular button features a beautiful rendition of an American kestrel in flight. The button — a traditional state fair keepsake — is free, as are other wildlife-related items, such as kids’ fishing coloring books, fish identification guides, fish stickers and tattoos, and back issues of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine.

In addition to kestrels, the Commission’s exhibit will feature several hands-on activities, such as a “Nerf” archery game, a “pond” where kids can test their

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