Bird Webcams to Watch in June 2008

Posted by Rosemary Drisdelle Jun 2, 2008

Bird webcams are getting better and better. All of the webcams below should provide good viewing in June. Also check “Webcams to Watch in May 2008” – at the beginning of June, the Peregrine Falcons, Bald Eagles, and Barn Owls were still worth watching.

Osprey: Two webcams look in on osprey nests in the United States.

The Connecticut Audubon Osprey Camera is aimed at a nest with four young chicks. An adult bird is usually at the nest as well. Click on “Live View” to refresh the picture.

The Kentucky Environmental Education Projects (KEEP) has a webcam watching an Osprey nest with three chicks. These chicks are a little older than the ones in the Connecticut nest. Reload or refresh to update the picture (every 12 seconds). The site also has video clips and photo galleries that are worth looking at.

Atlantic Puffins: The Burrow Web Cam on Craigleith Island (Scottish Seabird Centre) watches the entrance to an Atlantic Puffin Burrow. On June 2, this webcam was not updating but the site promises that the problem will soon be fixed.

Wood Storks: This web cam is operated by Storchennest.de in Vetschau, Germany. The stork pair started with six eggs. Only four eggs hatched, then two chicks died of unknown causes on May 25. Two chicks remain in the nest and seem to be doing well. This cam provides a great picture.

Purple Martins: New York Wild watches a Purple Martin colony on Lake Ontario near Rochester, N.Y. Two cams are located inside nest gourds while one watches the activity outside. There are no eggs yet, but the birds are adding nesting material. Follow the link for streaming video.