Google Earth Community: Peregrine falcon and osprey nest cams

**Updated for 2008 **

These are only a few of the many sites out there, so if you have any other favourites, please feel free to add them to this thread. Some of the locations are approximate. Live pictures may not be available all year round.

Peregrine Falcons

Peregrine falcons were almost wiped out in some areas due the use of DDT which causes the egg shells to thin and break before the eyases hatch. Numbers have now recovered, and they are no longer considered to be in danger. They have adapted to modern city life, often to be found nesting on ledges of high buildings. RSPB

Derby Cathedral | Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project | Diary | Live webcam | YouTube page - turn on the YouTube layer to see the videos in Google Earth
Friday 4th April - four eggs laid.

Rochester Falconcam | Rochester Falconcam | Journal
Five eggs for Mariah and Kaver.

Jersey City Peregrine Cam | Jersey City Peregrine Cam | Nestbox news | Live webcam
With March 27 as the approximate start of full incubation, hatching is expected around April 28.

PG&E San Francisco | Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group | Nest diary | Live webcam
The camera is running, but there doesn't seem to be a lot happening ...

San Jose City Hall | Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group | Nest diary | Live webcam
Clara and Carlos have four eggs expected to hatch at the end of April.

55 Water Street, New York | 55 Water street | Falcon news | Live webcam
Four eggs laid by 23 March.

University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning | National Aviary live webcam | Outside my window blog
Four eggs laid by 30 March.

Gulf Tower Pittsburgh | National Aviary live webcam | Outside my window blog
Louie and Tasha have four eggs.

Hamilton Community Peregrine Project | Hamilton Community Peregrine Project
Four eggs for Madame X and Surge.

Brussels Cathedral | Peregrine falcons 2008 | Faucons pour tous - 2008 - Valken voor iedereen | Falco peregrinus blog
The fourth eyas hatched on 8 April.

Valkenhok | ValkenHok.nl | Live webcam 1 | Live webcam 2
There appears to be just one egg here so far.

Ospreys

Ospreys also suffered from the use of DDT and from the activities of egg and skin collectors. By the beginning of the 20th century, they were no longer coming to Britain to breed. Like the peregrine, numbers are now recovering. RSPB

Dennis Puleston Osprey Fund | Dennis Puleston Osprey Fund | Observations | The Future of the DPOF Ospreycam | Live webcam - amazing quality!
Interesting article about Dennis Puleston - PDF file, may take a while to download.
Dennis and Betty are back with one egg so far.

Loch Garten | RSPB Loch Garten | Live webcams
The blog
Henry hasn't arrived yet. In previous years he came late and kicked EJ's eggs out of the nest. Orange VS has been around ... read the blog for more tales of sex and violence in Abernethy Forest.

Loch of the Lowes | Osprey diary | Live webcam | The Web Broadcasting Corporation
The female here laid her first egg on 11 April - her first egg of this year, and her 50th in total. Most females lay 30 eggs on average in their lifetime, so quite an achievement.

Glaslyn | RSPB Glaslyn | Live webcam | Glaslyn osprey diary
A first egg for this pair on 8 April.

Rutland | Rutland ospreys | Live webcam | Manton bay diary | Site B diary
Fabulous photos on this website. The birds are still building.

More pictures in the placemarks

Related posts:
Live peregrine falcon cam on the 33rd floor
Live cams
Columbus, Ohio
De Mortel, Netherlands
Jamestown, RI
Cumbrian Osprey webcam
Oberhausen falcon eyrie

More sites from Margaret and Paul Kiener
Falco Peregrinus - a blog about peregrine falcon nests around the world

Edited by Noisette (12/01/08 01:00 PM)

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