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Thursday, April 15, 2010

‘Falcon-cam’ captures life in University of Buffalo nest

Read the full story from the University of Buffalo.

For the second consecutive year, a female peregrine falcon has laid eggs in a nesting box in the tower of MacKay Heating Plant on the east side of the South Campus.

And this year, anyone with access to the Web can watch those eggs hatch on a live feed that refreshes every 10 seconds -- and if all goes well, the chicks grow and mature in the nest.