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Catch a Bird's Eye View of Peregine Falcons
A web camera is installed atop the Union County Courthouse to allow locals the ability to watch a peregine falcon nest site
Elizabeth, NJ -- The county is offering avian fans a birds eye view of a peregrine falcon nest site atop the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth.
A web camera was installed today atop the courthouse this morning, Feb. 2.
The same falcon pair -- one of only 26 nesting couples in New Jersey -- has been raising chicks at the Courthouse since 2006, making their home in a round doghouse that provides stability in the windy environment, according to the news release.
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The in-nest “pinhole” camera will be online at the County website, ucnj.org, once the final adjustments are completed.
An audio feed and a controllable outer camera will also be installed this summer, enabling bird fans and researchers to follow the action in and around the nest.
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(Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
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