LIVE American Barn Owl Florida Cam 1| The Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology| University of Florida
Original Title :
LIVE American Barn Owl Florida Cam 1| The Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology| University of Florida
URL :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbPzFQiZ-Sc
Since :
2023.12.2
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4963
All birds in our streams/videos are WILD and can enter and leave freely.
If you enjoy watching the birds, please consider supporting the cameras.
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These videos document wild barn owl behavior for education, research, and conservation. We do not stage or intervene.
About the Nest Boxes
These boxes are monitored as part of research at the Shamir Research Institute and the University of Haifa (Israel). Cameras are installed before eggs are laid or after all nestlings hatch to avoid disturbance. Camera boxes represent only a small portion of the pairs we monitor.
Some nests fail due to food shortages, which is a natural process in wild populations.
Watch Dr. Motti Charter’s lecture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lw2hgQefgc
Nest Cleanliness
Barn owls lack a sense of smell and bring dead prey to nests; some may rot. Owls also regurgitate pellets and do not clean nests. Natural sites remain this way until they collapse or fill up.
We clean nest boxes once per year, making them cleaner than natural nests. Cleaning too often may cause nest abandonment and remove beneficial insects.
Subscribe:
https://www.youtube.com/c/chartergroupbirdcams
Adults are not banded, so we cannot confirm if the same pair breeds each year.
Breeding History
2025–2026
2nd clutch
Egg 1: Dec 28, 2025 → Hatched Jan 28, 2026
Egg 2: Dec 30 → Hatched Jan 30
Egg 3: Jan 1, 2026 → Hatched Feb 1
Egg 4: Jan 4 → Hatched Feb 4 → Died Feb 7
1st clutch
Egg 1: Nov 4, 2025 → All 3 abandoned
Egg 2: Nov 6
Egg 3: Nov 8
2024–2025
2nd clutch
Egg 1: Dec 20, 2024 → Hatched Jan 22, 2025
Egg 2: Dec 22 → Did not hatch
Egg 3: Dec 24 → Hatched Jan 26
Egg 4: Dec 26 → Hatched Jan 27
Egg 5: Dec 28 → Did not hatch
1st clutch (failed)
Egg 1: Nov 20, 2024 → Abandoned
Egg 2: Nov 23, 2024 → Abandoned
Winter 2024
Eggs: Jan 16, 18, 20, 22, 24
Hatched:
Feb 17
Feb 18
Feb 20
Feb 22 → Died Mar 2
Feb 24 → Died Feb 28
Spring 2023
Eggs: Mar 9, 11, 13, 15, 18
Hatched:
Apr 10
Apr 11 → Died May 7
Apr 13 → Died Apr 28
Apr 15 → Died Apr 28
Apr 19 → Died Apr 25
Fall 2022
Eggs: Sept 12, 15, 17, 19, 22
Hatched:
Oct 14
Oct 16
Oct 18
Oct 20
Oct 23
Winter 2022
Pair: Male Dovey | Female Lovey
Eggs: Jan 3, 5, 7, 9
Hatched:
Feb 2 – Winter
Feb 4 – Spring
Feb 6 – Hurricane
Feb 8 – Sunshine
The cam operates in cooperation with the University of Florida and the Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology (Shamir Research Institute & Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa).
Chat and moderation rules:
https://www.birdboxisrael.org/the-charter-group-birdcams-live-chat-and-moderation-rules
#Live #barnowls #birdcams #Florida #owls #webcams #birds #wildlife #nature #Israel #UniversityofFlorida #Chartergroup #MottiCharter
If you enjoy watching the birds, please consider supporting the cameras.
☕ $5 or more • Support our work (one-time or monthly): https://ko-fi.com/chartergroupbirdcams
Your support keeps the cameras running and helps us share wildlife with the world.
These videos document wild barn owl behavior for education, research, and conservation. We do not stage or intervene.
About the Nest Boxes
These boxes are monitored as part of research at the Shamir Research Institute and the University of Haifa (Israel). Cameras are installed before eggs are laid or after all nestlings hatch to avoid disturbance. Camera boxes represent only a small portion of the pairs we monitor.
Some nests fail due to food shortages, which is a natural process in wild populations.
Watch Dr. Motti Charter’s lecture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lw2hgQefgc
Nest Cleanliness
Barn owls lack a sense of smell and bring dead prey to nests; some may rot. Owls also regurgitate pellets and do not clean nests. Natural sites remain this way until they collapse or fill up.
We clean nest boxes once per year, making them cleaner than natural nests. Cleaning too often may cause nest abandonment and remove beneficial insects.
Subscribe:
https://www.youtube.com/c/chartergroupbirdcams
Adults are not banded, so we cannot confirm if the same pair breeds each year.
Breeding History
2025–2026
2nd clutch
Egg 1: Dec 28, 2025 → Hatched Jan 28, 2026
Egg 2: Dec 30 → Hatched Jan 30
Egg 3: Jan 1, 2026 → Hatched Feb 1
Egg 4: Jan 4 → Hatched Feb 4 → Died Feb 7
1st clutch
Egg 1: Nov 4, 2025 → All 3 abandoned
Egg 2: Nov 6
Egg 3: Nov 8
2024–2025
2nd clutch
Egg 1: Dec 20, 2024 → Hatched Jan 22, 2025
Egg 2: Dec 22 → Did not hatch
Egg 3: Dec 24 → Hatched Jan 26
Egg 4: Dec 26 → Hatched Jan 27
Egg 5: Dec 28 → Did not hatch
1st clutch (failed)
Egg 1: Nov 20, 2024 → Abandoned
Egg 2: Nov 23, 2024 → Abandoned
Winter 2024
Eggs: Jan 16, 18, 20, 22, 24
Hatched:
Feb 17
Feb 18
Feb 20
Feb 22 → Died Mar 2
Feb 24 → Died Feb 28
Spring 2023
Eggs: Mar 9, 11, 13, 15, 18
Hatched:
Apr 10
Apr 11 → Died May 7
Apr 13 → Died Apr 28
Apr 15 → Died Apr 28
Apr 19 → Died Apr 25
Fall 2022
Eggs: Sept 12, 15, 17, 19, 22
Hatched:
Oct 14
Oct 16
Oct 18
Oct 20
Oct 23
Winter 2022
Pair: Male Dovey | Female Lovey
Eggs: Jan 3, 5, 7, 9
Hatched:
Feb 2 – Winter
Feb 4 – Spring
Feb 6 – Hurricane
Feb 8 – Sunshine
The cam operates in cooperation with the University of Florida and the Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology (Shamir Research Institute & Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa).
Chat and moderation rules:
https://www.birdboxisrael.org/the-charter-group-birdcams-live-chat-and-moderation-rules
#Live #barnowls #birdcams #Florida #owls #webcams #birds #wildlife #nature #Israel #UniversityofFlorida #Chartergroup #MottiCharter
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