Requirements include:

• abundant prey, usually small mammals, songbirds, and insects.
• secure nesting and roosting sites.These may be used for many years.

Threats include:

• pesticides, which may harm the species directly or reduce its prey availability
• disturbance of nesting or roosting sites.

Strategies

Reduce pesticide use

• Ban insecticide and herbicide use for cosmetic purposes on lands within jurisdiction (municipalities only).

• Eliminate insecticide and herbicide use on local government lands.

Prevent disturbance of nest or roosting sites

• Develop inventories of important nest/roost sites with local naturalist groups.
• Protect important sites with by-laws that restrict tree cutting, rock climbing or other disruptive activities.
• Protect snags and other wildlife trees in a tree cutting by-law.
• Install snags and/or nest platforms in suitable areas during maintenance and capital works

For more detailed information, please consult:

• Best management paractices for raptor conservation during urban and rural land development in British Columbia