Peregrine falcon chicks hatch at Kansas City area nests
Peregrine falcon chicks in two nests in the Kansas City area have hatched.
Web cameras mounted to peer into the nests captured the chicks as they started to hatch late Sunday.
Chicks started hatching at the Kansas City Power & Light Iatan Power Plant late Sunday. The chicks made their appearance Monday at the nest at the American Century Investments near the Country Club Plaza, according to Joe DeBold, urban wildlife biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Activity in the nests will begin to pick up as the parent falcons will begin hunting and bringing food to the nests for their young.
People can catch a glimpse of the falcons via live-streaming cameras that are mounted to view into the nest boxes.
One next box is placed on a smokestack at KCP&L’s Iatan Power Plant, which is north of Weston.
Mobile users can view the camera by tapping here.
The other box is at the American Century tower near the Country Club Plaza.
Mobile users can view the camera by tapping here.
The Department of Conservation began re-introducing peregrine falcons in the Kansas City area at the Commerce Tower in 1991 to encourage nesting amid the skyscrapers. The birds are endangered in Missouri.
To reach Robert A. Cronkleton, call 816-234-4261 or send email to bcronkleton@kcstar.com.
This story was originally published May 5, 2015 at 8:32 AM with the headline "Peregrine falcon chicks hatch at Kansas City area nests."