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First three falcon babies hatch

by KTVB.COM

KTVB.COM

Posted on May 17, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Updated Wednesday, Oct 14 at 2:20 PM

BOISE - Big news on the bird watch in downtown Boise - the first of four peregrine falcon eggs hatched shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon.The next two came late Sunday and early Monday - leaving just one egg left to hatch.

The mother laid four eggs on Easter weekend in a nest at the top of the One Capital Center Building.

For the past several weeks, hundreds flocked to a Fiberpipe web cam perched just a few feet from the nest. The Internet company provided KTVB.COM with this video of the first hatching - you can watch a time lapsed version .

By early Sunday evening, the big falcon could be seen attending to the little falcon. The three hatchlings are spending its time keeping safe under the parent.

You can also keep an eye out

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