{"id":848,"date":"2020-03-27T19:36:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T19:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/cams\/?p=848"},"modified":"2020-03-27T19:36:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T19:36:41","slug":"egg-citing-news-for-owls-hawks-and-ospreys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/cams\/egg-citing-news-for-owls-hawks-and-ospreys\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Egg-citing\" News For Owls, Hawks, And Ospreys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An Osprey incubates three eggs in a treetop nest in Savannah, Georgia. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Eggs Abound At Savannah Osprey Nest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It has been an “egg-citing” month on the Savannah Osprey cam.\u00a0The Ospreys’ breeding season officially\u00a0commenced on\u00a0March 8 when\u00a0the female nestled into her web\u00a0of sticks and Spanish moss and\u00a0laid the\u00a0pair’s first egg<\/a>. Interestingly, the\u00a0egg was promptly buried deep in the nest and has not been recovered, but that didn’t stop the birds from\u00a0continuing\u00a0their annual nesting cycle. Three more brown-speckled eggs were laid on\u00a0March 11<\/a>,\u00a013<\/a>,\u00a016<\/a>.\u00a0

The Ospreys are now tasked with a six-week-long incubation period, during which the female’s main duty will be to care for the eggs while the male supplies\u00a0live fish. Get your daily dose of virtual vitamin D by checking in with the Ospreys at their sunny treetop territory overlooking the saltmarshes of Skidaway Island, Georgia.\u00a0Watch cam<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The female Barred Owl receives a meal while keeping her eggs warm in the nest box.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Barred Owl Nest Box Also Fills With Eggs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The stars of the Wild Birds Unlimited Barred Owl cam<\/a> have been busy caring for a clutch of their own! The owls are now well into their first week of the incubation period after the female laid three eggs on March 9<\/a>, 11<\/a>, and 14<\/a>, respectively. Assuming all goes well, hatching should begin in early April.

During the owls’ month-long incubation period, the female is reliant on her mate to deliver meals to the nest box while she shelters her eggs and keeps them warm. Barred Owls are opportunistic hunters, meaning you never know what might be delivered. Over the years, we’ve seen everything from crayfish<\/a> and earthworms<\/a>, to Blue Jays<\/a>, to young opossums<\/a>. This year, the male has already amassed an eclectic menu for his mate, including this northern short-tailed shrew<\/a>! Make sure to keep an eye out for the next delivery at the nest box. Watch cam<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big Red incubates her eggs at the Cornell Hawks nest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Breeding Season Commences For Cornell Hawks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let the chimes ring out over campus\u2014Cornell University’s resident Red-tailed Hawks are at it again.\u00a0After weeks of watching Big Red and Arthur\u00a0build up their nest<\/a>\u00a0and strengthen their bond with\u00a0courtship rituals<\/a>, we can finally report that the 2020 breeding season is underway!

In the late night hours of March 18, Big Red hunkered down and\u00a0laid her first egg<\/a>\u00a0in the nest cup. Catch an\u00a0up-close look at the egg<\/a>\u00a0when Arthur arrived for this year’s first incubation switch on the morning after.\u00a0Big Red has a long history of laying 3 eggs per clutch, and she was right on time in the following days, laying two more eggs on March 21<\/a> and 24<\/a>.\u00a0Watch cam<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eggs Abound At Savannah Osprey Nest It has been an “egg-citing” month on the Savannah Osprey cam.\u00a0The Ospreys’ breeding season officially\u00a0commenced on\u00a0March 8 when\u00a0the female nestled into her web\u00a0of sticks and Spanish moss and\u00a0laid the\u00a0pair’s first egg. Interestingly, the\u00a0egg was promptly buried deep in the nest and has not been recovered, but that didn’t stop… Read more 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