A Variety of Live Nest Cams to View
It’s especially interesting to take a look at a few of the early nesting birds featured on a number of live cams that feature larger birds, mostly owls and raptors. Starting with the Cornell Lab’s live streaming nest cams – you can see large nestlings of a Great Horned Owl in Texas and Barred Owls in Indiana; plus recently hatched Red-tailed Hawk nestlings being attended by adults in Ithaca, New York. There is also a trio of live nest cams in western Montana provided by the Owl Research Institute in association with Explore.org, including an incubating Great Gray Owl, young Great Horned Owls that are about to leave the nest, and an incubating Osprey.
Each of the nest sites has its own pair of adults, eggs or nestlings, and a story that began earlier this spring, which is provided for each nest site. In the case of the 3 Cornell live cams, you can also view video clips of recent highlights recorded at each nest site. It’s always interesting and fun to look in on what’s going on at each nest location.
Wait! Did we forget to include the Peregrine Falcon eyrie cam? Yes, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is also providing a live camera feed from inside an artificial nesting eyrie on a skyscraper in St. Paul, Minnesota. The female is presently incubating 4 eggs that should begin hatching any minute now, and there is an interesting story behind that uptown falcon nest site too.
Direct links to each of the live cams are provided below, and we hope you enjoy the show!
Great Gray Owl Nest – live owl camera from Montana | Explore.org
Great Horned Owl Cam – live owl camera from Montana | Explore.org
Osprey Nest Camera – live from Charlo Montana | Explore.org
Barred Owls | Cornell Lab Bird Cams (allaboutbirds.org)
Red-tailed Hawks | Cornell Lab Bird Cams (allaboutbirds.org)
Great Horned Owls | Cornell Lab Bird Cams (allaboutbirds.org)
