Live video feeds. Click lower right-hand corner to view full-size video. The Nongame Bird Blog below is written by the Commission’s Nongame Bird Program Manager Joel Jorgensen. // Go to the “Name-the-chicks” contest page Click HERE to go back to the Nongame Bird Blog mainpage Want Kestrels? http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/wildlife/webcam/kestrel/kestrelcam.asp
Ben Wheeler, a coordinating wildlife biologist with the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project in Ord, along with our friends with the Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership announced this week that terncam is up and running for 2013. Terncam is another webcam experience focused on a Interior Least Tern nest in central …
It is time to commence the “name-the-chicks” contest. Once again, we look forward to a spirited contest with numerous imaginative entries. Rules and important information are as follows: There are two male and one female Peregrine Falcon chicks. The period to submit names is 10 June to 24 June. From all …
Lauren Dinan and I, along with our partners Betsy Finch and Janet Stander from Raptor Recovery Nebraska, had a beautiful morning to band the three Peregrine Falcon chicks at the Capitol. We found out that there is one female and two male chicks. The whole procedure took about 20-25 minutes …
As several Peregrine watchers have duly noted, one of our four chicks died within the past 24 hours. Hopefully this is an isolated case. Currently, the other three chicks all appear fine and quite spry. Coincidentally, the Woodmen also lost a chick about a week ago (at about the …
I’ve said it many ways, many times and in many places, one of the great things about birds and birding is the unexpected. There are always surprises and some get the adrenaline flowing. Over the weekend, news spread like wildfire among birders that a HOODED ORIOLE was coming to a …
As dedicated Peregrine watchers have already noted, at least two of our falcon’s eggs have hatched. The weather is a little bit cool, so the female is spending a lot of time brooding the youngsters to keep them warm. However, activity at the nestbox will increase as there are …
Wow! It took a healthy dose of patience and persistence to finally ascertain a good look at the clutch and determine that it is complete at 4 eggs. The birds seem to have been on the eggs without a break, no doubt this is partially due to the cold weather …
Remember our “other” webcam that is placed on top of and provides an intimate view inside an American Kestrel nestbox located on on the north side of the NGPC headquarters building. These little falcons have also been active and also have four eggs (it is my understanding the Peregrines …
Early Sunday morning the birds gave me a brief glimpse of the clutch and, as expected, there were three eggs. If anymore are on the way, expect it to arrive on Monday or Tuesday. Maybe by the time the female is done laying eggs spring will arrive? Maybe? …
