Over the last few weeks, Athena the Great Horned Owl at the Wildflower Center owl cam has been making a few visits, keeping us on our toes throughout the early spring, wondering if she would continue to nest on the grounds. Early in the morning on March 5 our questions were answered: after calmly sitting for some time on the nest, at 1:31 AM she stood up and revealed an egg! This video shows the first daylight sighting of the egg, about 6 hours later.
In each of the past seasons she has laid two eggs and successfully fledged them. The second egg has been laid around 3 days after the first one, so keep an eye out for a potential nestmate this weekend.
For the next month or so, Athena will incubate the eggs, leaving only briefly at night to eat and exercise. Although he is rarely seen at the nest, her mate will provide her with food either delivering directly or meeting her at a nearby perch for takeout.
Looking forward to an amazing 2026 of watching owl highlights with everyone!
You won't want to miss a moment of this "Best-of" compilation from 2025. Let us know what we missed in the comments & hope to watch with you next year!
It's official! We've got a new cam featuring Athena the Great Horned Owl and a new partner, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center! Watch live at AllAboutBirds.org/GreatHornedOwls for more content, or stay in YouTube and view it at youtube.com/live/NUT3nZJWn64
Hatching right now on cam! An endangered California Condor is slowly pecking its way into the world, one tiny bit at a time. The chick should hatch out in the next 24-36 hours. Watch live at allaboutbirds.org/condors
Cornell Lab Bird Cams
Over the last few weeks, Athena the Great Horned Owl at the Wildflower Center owl cam has been making a few visits, keeping us on our toes throughout the early spring, wondering if she would continue to nest on the grounds. Early in the morning on March 5 our questions were answered: after calmly sitting for some time on the nest, at 1:31 AM she stood up and revealed an egg! This video shows the first daylight sighting of the egg, about 6 hours later.
In each of the past seasons she has laid two eggs and successfully fledged them. The second egg has been laid around 3 days after the first one, so keep an eye out for a potential nestmate this weekend.
For the next month or so, Athena will incubate the eggs, leaving only briefly at night to eat and exercise. Although he is rarely seen at the nest, her mate will provide her with food either delivering directly or meeting her at a nearby perch for takeout.
Looking forward to an amazing 2026 of watching owl highlights with everyone!
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Cornell Lab Bird Cams
You won't want to miss a moment of this "Best-of" compilation from 2025. Let us know what we missed in the comments & hope to watch with you next year!
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This bird flew all the way from northern Canada to this isolated spot in tropical Panama!
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Welcome back to our boreal birds! Still early in Ontario but looking forward to a winter full of finches.
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Always something new in Panama!
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Cornell Lab Bird Cams
It's official! We've got a new cam featuring Athena the Great Horned Owl and a new partner, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center! Watch live at AllAboutBirds.org/GreatHornedOwls for more content, or stay in YouTube and view it at youtube.com/live/NUT3nZJWn64
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Hatching right now on cam! An endangered California Condor is slowly pecking its way into the world, one tiny bit at a time. The chick should hatch out in the next 24-36 hours. Watch live at allaboutbirds.org/condors
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The #CornellHawks are hatching right now! Watch live at https://
www.allaboutbirds.org/cornellhawks
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