Mt. Clemens - Mt. Clemens Falcon Cam witnesses birth of 2 falcons

metromode, 7/23/2009

If you didn't pay attention to the Falcon Cam this spring then you missed not only one miracle but two.

That's how many baby falcons were born and raised on one of downtown Mt. Clemens' highest perches – the 11th floor of the Macomb County building. Hathor and Nick, Peregrine Falcons, are teaching their two not-so-little-anymore hatchlings how to fly and hunt over the Macomb County seat right now.

"They're just hanging around the building, flying around," says Phil Frame, a spokesman for Macomb County.

Frame set up a web cam just inside of the window, a few feet from the nest. It gives an up-close view of the birds' life to anyone with an Internet connection, and has been up and running since 2005 when Hathor set up her first nest. It also served as the county's first webcast.

Source: Phil Frame, spokesman for Macomb County
Writer: Jon Zemke

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