Live cam of falcons nesting in downtown Boise

Summary

Peregrine Falcons have used the nest box on the 14th floor of the One Capital Center Building, 10th and Main Streets, to rear their offspring since 2003.

Story Created: Apr 23, 2009 at 1:19 PM MDT

Story Updated: Apr 23, 2009 at 5:29 PM MDT

Live cam of falcons nesting in downtown Boise

Screen shot of the falcon

BOISE - A pair of Peregrine Falcons is incubating four eggs in a nest box in downtown Boise, and people can now observe the new falcon family via a live streaming web camera.

The project is a cooperative effort by The Peregrine Fund and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Peregrine Falcons have used the nest box on the 14th floor of the One Capital Center Building on 10th and Main Streets, to rear their offspring since 2003.

But this is the first time the public has been able to observe their daily movements on the Internet. Watch the falcons live (Give it a minute to load).

Monitors have been installed in the lobby at One Capital Center, courtesy of Oppenheimer Development Corporation and J.R. Simplot Company, for passers-by to observe the birds.

The nest box is on a ledge that simulates the high, steep cliffs the falcons use in the wild. The eggs were laid between April 10 and April 17. If all goes well, the chicks will hatch in about a month.

The camera and web hosting is supplied by Fiberpipe.

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