Boise peregrine nest cam gone, but kestrel cam planned

WILDLIFE WATCHING – The public won’t be able to view the making of a peregrine falcon family in Boise this year. The live streaming video of the birds of prey in a downtown office building has been canceled for the same reason that shows disappear from TV networks — declining viewership.

Last year, live streaming video recorded the laying and incubation of the eggs in April and the hatching of four chicks in early May.

A steady stream of dead birds brought in by their predator parents ensued at the nest on the 14th floor at One Capital Center, and all four chicks took flight later that summer.

The decision to end the peregrine cam is part of a programming change after the popularity of the nesting falcons declined, said Erin Katzner of the Peregrine Fund.

Katzner told the Idaho Statesman that a live stream of an American kestrel family that nests on the roof of one of the Peregrine Fund’s buildings will return this year.