Peregrine Falcon Egg Hatches on Live Webcam
GORHAM, Maine, May 1st, 2009—BioDiversity Research Institute’s Peregrine Cam has captured the hatching of a falcon chick at 2:17 this morning. See the birds live at www.briloon.org.
Editors/Reporters: See the peregrines live at www.briloon.org. For still shots to print, reply to patrick.keenan@briloon.org or call (207) 839-7600, ext. 118.
“We are ecstatic about seeing this egg hatch” said Education and Outreach Coordinator Patrick Keenan. “We were starting to get worried as we expected the eggs to hatch last week. However we trusted the birds which have dutifully incubated their four eggs since March 25th. Now their efforts have paid off.”
The BRI Peregrine Cam is one of BRI’s fleet of wildlife webcams. BRI Eagle Cam2 features nesting eagles incubating two eggs that may hatch as early as May 6th. Ospreys on BRI Osprey Cam laid eggs on April 27th and BRI Finch Cam is featuring the rapid development of five finch nestlings. In addition to all this, BRI Loon Cam was installed on April 28th. Watch BRI wildlife webcams at http://www.briloon.org/watching-wildlife/.
The BRI Peregrine cam is a cutting edge research and educational tool. It offers two perspectives of the nest tray and is equipped with a camera that functions in extremely low light, allowing for monitoring night and day. In fact, this camera has documented the earliest case of nesting Peregrine Falcons in Maine. The first egg was laid on March 20th!
“We hope that this camera provides a new opportunity for individuals around the world to connect with wildlife and learn about the vast array of issues that wildlife face,” says Wing Goodale, Deputy Director at BioDiversity Research Institute. “People all over the world have been watching these webcams and joining our online community (www.briloon.ning.com) to learn more about the species that we feature.
The BRI Peregrine cam is provided free of charge by Gorham, Maine-based BioDiversity Research Institute in collaboration with and support from NextEra Energy Resources, Bank of America, Kids in the Nest, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and the Maine Department of Transportation.
BioDiversity Research Institute is a nonprofit ecological research group that supports global health by conducting collaborative ecological research, assessing ecosystem health, promoting environmental awareness, and informing science based decision making.
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I too am so EGGCITED you have a hatch! FINALLY! I am sure the improvements to the scrape box has helped accomplish that! Good work to all concerned! It is a good start to many more years ahead!!
ReplyDeleteAnnie in Indiana
Can anyone shed any light on the noise that is coming from the site? Sounds like either wave action or something like autos going over a bridge. It is fairly constant.
ReplyDeleteJust curious.
Mom/Dad was feeding the chick "something". Not sure if it was a rodent or small bird. I see two eggs and chick. Not sure where the third egg could have gone.
ReplyDelete10:26 AM 5/2
05/02 @ 12:16
ReplyDelete12:05 - Finally caught the tail end of a feeding. Did not see any leg bands. Managed to hear some vocals.
Live stream is choppy so my observation was somewhat disjointed. Did not see departure, but incoming falcon was quite vocal. Image hung and went straight to incubating position so I never saw legs for id.
I, too, thought I only saw a chick and two eggs earlier this morning. I see another post mentions that. If anyone has a clear vision ... do let us know how many eggs remain.
Don't have an answer re the noise. However, I have chosen to imagine that it is wave action as that is quite relaxing.
Thanks for including the time of your observations as that helps keep a sequence of events.
JAM in IL
JAM in IL
3:46 pm EST and 3 eggs and one eyases clearly visible as parents do a shift change.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the noise is concerned, it sounds like large trucks, something like 18-wheelers. When a real loud one goes by, Mama shakes her head a little, like it is annoying her. That one little falcon sure is cute, can't wait for the other 3 to hatch.
ReplyDelete05/02 @ 23:55
ReplyDeleteToo dark to be certain but I thought I saw a second white blob. Could not tell if it was moving. Falcon on edge of box and vocals. Either the light was hitting an egg and making it look white or 2 chicks. One moving quite a bit. Hope somebody had a clearer observation and reports.
Can't wait for daylight to check!
JAM in IL
6:44AM, May 3
ReplyDeleteStill one chick and three eggs.
05/03 @ 08:43
ReplyDelete08:35 - Feeding time for lone chick. Love to watch and listen to the chatter.
Thanks for the post re one chick and three eggs. Had I not caught the feeding, I would have been glued to the computer waiting for a head count.
JAM in IL
2:30 PM, May 3
ReplyDeleteDad showed up with 'something' and Mom took off. Dad fed the chick. So hard to tell what the victim was. Still see 3 eggs.
Dad then left with the remains and within a minute Mom showed back up and set again.
Chick was just fed at 7PM, May 3. Wanted to mention when Mom got off the chick and went for a quick flight at 2:30 this afternoon, I believe I saw a silver band on the right leg and a green band on the left leg on Mom.
ReplyDeleteHope this helps for the person that was wondering about bands.
05/03 @ 19:29
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started observing and reading the peregrine posts it was noted that the smaller bird was banded. Assumed the smaller to be the male. Perhaps BRI can confirm which falcon is banded.
JAM in IL
Using technology to observe the obstacles (and boredom) that must be overcome for these creatures to reproduce makes me appreciate and respect their dedication.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that shortly after egg laying, the female left the eggs unattended for a few minutes. I would be curious to know if these events had a detrimental impact on egg survival. I realize that we can't monitor the egg temperatures. I would suggest(for next season)implanting thermocouples in the concrete nesting box (just under the surface). These sensors could be used to continually monitor how well the eggs are incubated. This information could be compared against the rate of successful hatches.
8:18 am EST and feeding of the lone chick. I think we will only have 1 here but given the circumstances of the old nestbox this is still good! Next year with this new box I'm willing to bet they will be more successful!
ReplyDelete1:50 on Saturday afternoon 5/16 and i just checked and the chick has fallen off the nest box. Can he/she/it get back up independently????
ReplyDeleteSomeone please help that chick!!!
ReplyDeleteThe chick has fallen out of the nest and can not get back in. If chicks can be banded, would it be possible for a person to put the chick back in the nest before it dies? Please hurry as the chick has been out of the nest for quite awhile.
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