Great Blue Heron Live Nest Cam 2012 - Wildlife Gardeners

Cirsium · 03-29-2012, 08:43 AM

Great Blue Herons Join Our LIVE Nest Cam Roster
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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A Great Blue Heron nest in a massive white-oak snag outside our office is our newest live-streaming nest camera. We'd like to invite you to watch along with us as these magnificent birds begin their nesting activities for the year.

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The herons returned to the nest in mid-March and soon began courting: bringing twigs, standing side by side in the nest, clattering their bills, and nipping at each other. To get good views of these large birds, we've installed two cameras that stream simultaneously, one from above the nest and the other at nest level. The lower camera can record even in dark conditions and streams all night long.

Cornell Lab eNews Flash: Great Blue Heron Cams, Live!
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havalotta · 03-29-2012, 10:21 AM

It will be interesting to view them as tiny little chicks.

Gloria · 03-29-2012, 10:25 AM

Hey, I was just watching that live cam and was going to post the link here. I like listening to the background sounds as much as seeing the nesting birds.

dapjwy · 03-29-2012, 09:08 PM

I'm going to have to subscribe to this thread...there is something about a blue heron that really makes me want to watch the live cam.

Hedgerowe · 03-29-2012, 10:00 PM

One of my favorite birds. Thank you Cirsium.

Cirsium · 04-30-2012, 10:46 AM

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
For release: April 30, 2012

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Ithaca, NY--In a first for technology and for bird watching, thousands of people watched live this weekend as a tiny Great Blue Heron emerged from an egg in between its father’s gigantic feet.

With high-definition and nighttime cams streaming 24/7 from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Sapsucker Woods in Ithaca, New York, viewers around the world are now able to follow the surprising lives of herons, including rare views still little known to science.

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The nest has survived several Great Horned Owl attacks, as well as a snowstorm that would have buried the nest in snow if not for the parent steadfastly sitting on the eggs.

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On April 30, the nest had four hatchlings. The last egg is due to hatch any time.

To watch the heron nest live, visit www.AllAboutBirds.org/CornellHerons

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Hedgerowe · 04-30-2012, 11:24 AM

She is sitting contentedly on the nest, and I can hear redwing blackbirds nearby. Wonderful experience.

Sage · 04-30-2012, 04:17 PM

We watched them hatch today, and one of our Peregrines hatched too!

Gloria · 04-30-2012, 06:26 PM

I finally saw the baby blue herons!

Cornell Herons chicks are so adorable sound so cute to,4/30/2012 - YouTube

03-29-2012, 10:21 AM	#2
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	It will be interesting to view them as tiny little chicks. __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

03-29-2012, 10:25 AM	#3
Gloria A Bee's Best Friend Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois USA	Hey, I was just watching that live cam and was going to post the link here. I like listening to the background sounds as much as seeing the nesting birds. __________________ "Half Earth Quest" Edward O. Wilson http://pollinators-welcome.blogspot.com/

03-29-2012, 09:08 PM	#4
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	I'm going to have to subscribe to this thread...there is something about a blue heron that really makes me want to watch the live cam. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

04-30-2012, 04:17 PM	#8
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	We watched them hatch today, and one of our Peregrines hatched too! __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

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03-29-2012, 10:00 PM	#5
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	One of my favorite birds. Thank you Cirsium.

04-30-2012, 11:24 AM	#7
Hedgerowe Pope Join Date: May 2009 Location: Virginia	She is sitting contentedly on the nest, and I can hear redwing blackbirds nearby. Wonderful experience.