This raptor spends a lot of time on on exposed perches, particularly outside of breeding season. It is a solitary falcon, either seen by itself or in pairs. If you are in Dickinson’s Kestrel territory, be sure to look alongside roads, where it likes to perch. Its flight has been described as being choppy and, when it lands, it sometimes prefers to first cling to the trunk of a tree rather than land directly on a branch.