Friday, April 10, 2009

Ohio's Peregrine Falcon Cam

Our annual spring internet obsession is the Ohio's Peregrine Falcon Cam. This is a web-based video stream of an active peregrine falcon nest. The camera is located on the 41st floor ledge of the Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus. The falcons that call this ledge home are Orville (male) and Scout (female). They successfully raised 4 falcons last year, we watched them daily from eggs to chicks to fledglings. This year Scout has once again laid 4 eggs. The eggs should start hatching on or around April 30 this year. We will anxiously be watching!



Photos provided by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources


Visit Ohio's Peregrine Falcon Cam and Donna Daniel's blog to stay updated on Orville and Scout and their 4 eggs. We became so attached to this falcon family last year and learned so much about falcon behavior. We can't wait to see what happens this year!

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17 comments:

  1. StephanieApril 10, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    Ooooh, we have one, too-- I'll have to get over there to see what the specs are on when to expect them!!
    Thanks for the reminder!
    And enjoy! :)

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  2. AnetApril 10, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    They are so wonderful! We have nesting falcons downtown where I live with a falcon cam. It's so exciting to watch them.

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  3. AnonymousApril 10, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    I puffy ♥ webcams! And falcon families in action - priceless!!

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  4. StephanieApril 10, 2009 at 9:46 PM

    Wanted to let you know that I mentioned this on Growing Naturally and linked to you.

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  5. The Magic OnionsApril 10, 2009 at 9:56 PM

    We will be watching too... thanks for the link! How exciting!

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  6. MelanieApril 10, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    The falcon was sleeping as it is nighttime there and instinctively , without thinking, I kept clicking on it to wake it up lol

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  7. MelissaApril 11, 2009 at 12:20 AM

    ooh, thanks for the link! we've been watching a couple eagles (with 2 eggs) here:

    http://www.hancockwildlifechannel.org/staticpages/index.php/20080401010059972

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  8. LindaApril 11, 2009 at 2:00 AM

    This is so exciting, thank you!

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  9. janeApril 11, 2009 at 3:14 AM

    Hey Lisa-I also used to watch the falcons 20 stories up in the middle of Philadelphia. They hung out on top of a building next to ours...Have a great Easter!

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  10. momandkiddoApril 11, 2009 at 3:45 AM

    How fun! Are you familiar with Pale Male, NYC's resident red-tailed hawk?

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  11. LouiseApril 11, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    What fantastic web cam subjects.

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  12. AmberApril 11, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    Oh wow, i love these birds. I must head there and check it out...thank you...xx

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  13. Cupcake MamaApril 11, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    Our falcon's are back as well... And we have a camera, too. Not online though. I saw a peregrine falcon baby the other day : )

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  14. Shady LadyApril 11, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    How wonderful to be able to observe this so closely!

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  15. AnnieApril 11, 2009 at 2:32 PM

    Very cool! I have a fondness for peregrine falcons ever since I did a project on them as a kid. One of the only projects I actually paid attention to and remember.

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  16. LisaApril 11, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    i love facun,s araina

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  17. caitlinApril 11, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    Thanks so much for the sweet comment! I love this blog of yours. It looks like we have a ton in common. Not only do we share the same taste in music, but I used to make cute little felt monsters and bears and stuff with my mom for fun. (nothing near as cute as yours) I even lived in Ohio for a short time. Looks like I have a new fun blog to look at :)

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