March 21, 2005
Bird Cams
We're at the cusp of a favorite time of year for birders: mating season. I think of it a "Little Ones Season". To help us enjoy this time of year, especially there are plenty of webcams out there peeking into various nests of birds. Here's a short list of good ones focused on Peregrine Falcons. I'll post others as I become aware of them.
Kodak Birdcam
This is a terrific cam site. It hails from Kodah Headquarters in lovely Rochester, NY. The cam takes shots every couple of minutes of a nesting pair of Peregrines. There is a 4-camera view as well as links to last year's highlights and information about the birds.
Buffalo Audubon Society
Moving a bit westward, we arrive in Buffalo, NY where another pair of Peregrines are nesting.
Cleveland Falcon Cam
Continuing on our westward journey, we find more Peregrines roosting, this time in lovely Cleveland, OH. Terminal Tower is the most unidentifiable of the tall buildings of the Cleveland skyline and it seems that the Peregrines appreciate this architectural gem as well. When I see Terminal Tower I think about a trip I took from The College of Wooster with two friends to buy fake IDs to use on Spring Break (we were 20). I later had said ID confiscated at a bar in Columbus (another road trip from Wooster).
The Birdhouse Network
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a terrific resource for birder lovers. They sponsor this site that currently has cams for Barn Owls, Osprey, and Eastern Bluebird nests.