All four webcam livestreams can now be accessed by this address
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FOR NEWS, please see Box cam

GENERAL INFORMATION This is a research project through Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales Australia, studying the diet and use of a nest box of a family of peregrines living in water tower since 2007. We now have nine years' worth of diet and seven years of behaviour data The cams go right through the year and are in daily use.

THIS LAST SEASON The sole chick this year was a male named Yurruga (meaning 'sunny' in the indigenous language Wiradjuri). He hatched on 8th October and fledged on 22nd November at 45 days old Unfortunately, he did not survive the atrocious weather during the week after his fledge. He may have hit a tree or other obstacle while trying to fly in poor weather.

DONATIONS All staff are voluntary, but the project has running costs. [ Ссылка ]... (It looks like a purchase).

FURTHER INFORMATION The birds have been observed using the tower since 2007, breeding in the box for past twelve years, with a maximum of three eggs and successful fledglings per season (averaging 1.5). The parents' names are Diamond (female) and Xavier (smaller male). Diamond took over from the older Swift in 2015 and Xavier replaced Bula in 2016 (who in turn replaced our first male, Beau, in 2015). So Diamond is at least eight years old and Xavier seven. Xavier arrived just as the eggs were hatching and saved the season by providing for Diamond and her three chicks.

The male is one third smaller than the female, has fewer spots on the chest and has brighter yellow-orange talons and beak. The birds do not migrate and courtship rituals and some scrape (nest) building continues throughout the year, but intensifies, along with food bringing by the male, in July and August. Eggs are laid usually in late August, with chicks hatching in October and fledging in November. The youngsters often stay around as late as March being taught to hunt by their parents, and often visiting the nest in the tower, so there is much to watch even out of the main breeding season.

WEBCAMS

There are three other views, two with chat rooms. Here is the link to all four:

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Just tower cam and box cam have chats.

Tower cam (with chat):[ Ссылка ]
Box cam (with chat): [ Ссылка ]
Nest cam (no chat): [ Ссылка ]

These will be changing fairly soon as they are amalgamated under CSU's Youtube. You will need to resubscribe, but there will be warning.

LINKS to OTHER INFORMATION There is a new website and blog under construction and feedback is welcome on both of these. Send to ckinross@csu.edu.au Blog link: [ Ссылка ] Website link: [ Ссылка ]... You might have to copy and paste these into your browser as there are no hyperlinks yet. An independent US Facebook page exists, but is not regularly monitored for the accuracy of its information.

You can also contact the principal researcher Cilla Kinross on ckinross@csu.edu.au

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