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Three chicks have hatched in downtown Peregrine falcon nest

Three chicks have hatched in the Peregrine falcon nest that’s high atop One Capitol Center in downtown Boise; the fourth egg is not expected to hatch. The Peregrine Fund reports that the three chicks had emerged by Wednesday; the parents will eventually roll the fourth egg out of the “scrape” area and off to the side of the nest box.

Viewers on the “Falconcam” now can see the adults brooding and feeding the nestlings, which need their parents to keep them warm for about 10 days until they can regulate their own body temperatures. “The yolk inside the egg, which nourished the embryos during incubation, was absorbed into the body cavity of the chicks immediately prior to hatching,” the Peregrine Fund reports. “Although the yolk keeps the chicks well-nourished for a few days, their begging instinct kicks in right away. The adults feed the chicks bits of food by tearing off small chunks of meat and delicately placing them in the chicks’ beaks.” You can watch live here.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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