Whether you're a keen bird watcher, a citizen scientist, or just curious, the National Park Service (NPS) has a new live webcam feed that lets you watch peregrine falcons nesting on Alcatraz Island. FalconCam, which you can watch below or on YouTube, is a collaboration between the NPS and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
The population of peregrine falcons suffered greatly in the 20th century due to use of industrial pesticides like DDT, and they were declared endangered in the US in the 1970s. As Golden Fate National Parks Conservancy explains, "A thorough statewide California nesting survey in 1970 yielded only two peregrine nests."
