Tuesday, April 10, 2007

City Hall Peregrine Falcons Now Viewable Live Online!

The City of San José, in conjunction with the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPBRG), present Falcon Cam, a live, web-streaming camera trained on the city hall peregrine falcons’ nest box high atop City Hall. And in that nest box are three speckled salmon-colored eggs. Fans of City Hall Falcons, Clara and Jose, can now log onto the falcon cam at http://falconcam.sanjoseca.gov/nest and watch them as they incubate eggs and, hopefully, hatch their young.

In conjunction with the new webcam, the King Library Co-Managers agreed to allow installation of a spotting scope on the eighth floor of the King Library with a view toward the ledge above the nest box habitat. This telescope, generously donated by Orion Telescopes and Binoculars of Watsonville, California with the great coordination of the San Jose Public Library Foundation, will be available to the public during open hours of King Library (keep in mind the eighth floor is designated a "quiet" area). It should be installed and available by the end of today.

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