For the second year in a row, a pair of peregrine falcons has produced eggs at Michigan State University.
Last year, the falcons living on top of the football stadium at MSU had four eggs, three of which survived. The birds returned to their nesting box this year, and two eggs are now visible via webcam.
The president of MSU’s Fisheries and Wildlife Club, Molly Engleman, says she expects the babies to emerge in four of five weeks.
“Viewers can expect, by the beginning, the first couple weeks of May definitely, keep their eyes open for the eggs to start hatching.”
Engleman adds she wouldn’t be surprised to see four eggs in the nesting box again. It isn’t unusual for peregrines to lay the same number of eggs from year to year.
The club will have a fundraising campaign to choose names for the chicks when they hatch.