Chicka, I don't know if they've flown yet, because each time I've checked lately, the camera is pointed at some blank place on the roof. The last few times I've seen the chicks, they were up on the tall ledge, though, so maybe the camera pointed at that blank area means they've taken off from that place! According to the link I posted above, they usually don't hunt on their own until about a month after their first flight. I thought I read somewhere that they stay at the nest sight (or with the parents) for up to a year after they hatch...but I'm not sure now. It's said that "the only time that a female would lay more than one clutch of eggs in a year is if the first eggs are lost or damaged before hatching or the chicks die in their first few days." Hope I get to see one of them fly SOME day! Brenda

Yep, three eggs now. The site said the third egg was first observed on the 30th so it would seem they don't lay their eggs all at once. I was wondering how long before we see chicks too, so I looked it up & it takes 5-6 weeks of incubation before the eggs hatch. If the first egg arrived around the 23rd of April (according to the Wood's Hole site), we should start looking around May 27th. The eggs will hatch in the order in which they were laid. Dad's helping out too. I think I saw him bring a peice of food back, but it was unidentifiable. I've also seen them switch off for sitting on the eggs. They had a peice of paper that they were using as a blanket for awhile. They would place it over the eggs while stretching their legs and then tuck it around their breast while sitting. I see it's gone now, so it must have blown off or something.. Yes, I need a life..:) -Chele Here is a link that might be useful: Wood's Hole Osprey

Thanks for another nest cam to watch. I love that the falcons didn't even have to build a nest - the Iowa Department of Natural Resources built one for them. Claire

BLESS YOU for sending me the link to the Wood Duck clip highlights-both DuBois and I watched it a few minutes ago. Gracious-I didn't think that last duckling would make it. The link is so cool-it shows two cameras-one of the box and pond (so you can see them after they jump) and one of the inside of the box.-you can see them climb up and out http://www.filefactory.com/file/ag1eb41/n/WoodDuck-2_2Cam_avi I had to download a free copy of File Factory Basic. At first I couldn't get the videos but this last HP computer and Firefox browser automatic upgrade suddenly made me able to not only see your clips but see other links I got from Twitter-like the one to the live peregrine falcon chick cam at http://www2.fiberpipe.net/falconcam/live.asp live loon cam at http://www.mnbound.com/live-loon-cam/ Also I can now hear my favorite (French/Creole, from Haiti-lot's of original West Indian music) radio station at http://radio4veh.org/radio_plus/radio_4veh.html