Webcams to Watch in April 2008

April is a great month to watch bird web cams because birds in the north are getting ready to nest and some are already sitting on eggs. Here are five good webcams.

More and more people are setting up webcams so bird watchers can watch birds in the nest and at busy birdfeeders. Here are five webcams that were all working when I checked them on April 8, 2008, and worth looking at (Remember to account for time differences when you want to watch!).

Lake Washington Eagle Cam (WildWatchCams): A Bald Eagle is sitting on this enormous nest of twigs and branches. The picture refreshes every ten seconds so it’s interesting to watch. The only difficulty is that the bird is usually sitting partly hidden behind the trunk of a tree.

Blackwater Refuge Live Osprey Cam: I don’t think osprey are actually nesting on this platform yet but they are coming and going. The nest is in Cambridge, Maryland.

Burrowing Owl Cam (WildWatchCams): The Burrowing Owls seem to spend most of their time outside near the burrow entrance, though they are not very active. The picture updates every ten seconds.

Great Blue Heron Cam (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Kids in the Nest, and Olympia Systems): The heron is sitting. This is a streaming cam - you can see the bird moving around and watch its feathers being ruffled by the breeze.

Wildlife Focus Web Cam in the Forest (The World Land Trust): Set in Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador, this is recorded streaming video. On April 8 the video showed many beautiful hummingbirds drinking from a water dish.