Hello!
Welcome to the 2016 KestrelCam season! We're back with a brand-new camera courtesy of Bosch, and a new streaming platform on Youtube. If you notice the two cams are out of sync, try refreshing the page and restarting the streams. If you have technical issues or any other kind of issue, please use the contact staff link to get assistance.
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-Delora Hilleary
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Yay! someone cleaned the
Yay! someone cleaned the camera! Thanks!
Yup! I ran up there quick and
Yup! I ran up there quick and wiped the camera with a damp cloth with water. It took me only a few seconds to do, to keep stress to a minimum.
The female was not happy to see me, so I skedaddled quick! Looks like everything is back to normal again :)
for now! thanks again.
for now! thanks again.
The chicks started moving
The chicks started moving around the box.
It won't be long before they
It won't be long before they are up and walking!
The chicks tried to pull on
The chicks tried to pull on the rodent but they still need the mom to cut it up. The first day they are not any more on one pile, rather start spreading over the box.
Tonight the chicks stay
Tonight the chicks stay together but mom kestrel sleeps in a separate corner and is not brooding them any more.
One chick is trying to carry
One chick is trying to carry around eat a piece of rodent on his own.
My class of 5 year olds
My class of 5 year olds really enjoyed the webcam today. They were surprised how much they had grown in a week!
About every 10 to 25 seconds
About every 10 to 25 seconds the camera freezes. Is anyone else experiencing that? Also, last night I checked in before bed (I'm in NY) and the cam clock should show a 2-hour difference but it was off by about 4 hours. First time I've noticed that. Thanks for checking...don't know if there's anything you can do.
Hello!
Hello!
When I notice a big time lag like that, I can reset the stream to fix it. I forgot to check the timestamps before I went to bed - my bad!
As for the freezing however, I'm not getting any issues on my computer at the moment. Perhaps try resetting your wi-fi, or hitting ctrl+f5 on your keyboard (which is a hard refresh for the webpage). Nestcam streams can be pretty network intensive, so it's good to check! Let me know if that helps.
Now there is poop on cam lens
Now there is poop on cam lens ! Wonder whether the kestrels are going to clean it up , LOL
No kidding, right? When are
No kidding, right? When are those little brats going to learn some basic housekeeping? Hahaha ;)
Thanks, I will try the
Thanks, I will try the refresh next time.
I am getting increasing
I am getting increasing problems myself. Refreshing will not help. I have no wifi, rather directly to the router by cable. 15 down/2 up, 18 ms ping. Definitely not on my side. No problem with other bird cams.
yes I am having that here
yes I am having that here also picture refreshing? Not a steady stream. I thought it was because of the 2 cameras running on the one laptop?
It freezes often on me as
It freezes often on me as well, just not every 20 seconds
Ahh look! They are looking
Ahh look! They are looking out the window! Our babies are growing up so fast!
Ahh look! They are looking
Ahh look! They are looking out the window! Our babies are growing up so fast!
oh shoot. Poop on the camera
oh shoot. Poop on the camera again!
I'm seeing 3 males, 2 females
I'm seeing 3 males, 2 females potentially so far. What do you guys think? :)
Watching more, I'm starting
Watching more, I'm starting to doubt my ID of the fuzziest one being female. Hmm! I need a better look!
I only dare to ID one female
I only dare to ID one female at this point of time.
12:49 Boise time. The chicks
12:49 Boise time. The chicks are chowing down on something all by themselves . I just wish the am wasn't so blurry
Youtube likes to default to
Youtube likes to default to the lowest quality stream. To raise the quality, click on the little gear icon on the bottom right, and select which level you would prefer :) Just note that streaming in HD requires a bit more network capability.
Whoever has a regular DSL
Whoever has a regular DSL should not even try HD streaming.
ok. who keeps pooping on the
ok. who keeps pooping on the camera!
This year's clutch is cheeky
This year's clutch is cheeky for sure XD.
The poop moved on the camera
The poop moved on the camera or somebody cleaned it and it was pooped again.
Hi again... I tried the hard
Hi again... I tried the hard refresh as well as trying all the settings for pic quality and no luck...stream still freezing every few seconds. This, by the way, is a new phenomenon the last couple of days. I've watched for 2 years and it was always a solid, high quality stream.
agreed. See my reply above.
agreed. See my reply above.
I'm honestly a bit baffled
I'm honestly a bit baffled myself - I have not changed any settings and the stream is smooth from my home computer. I'm poking our network guy, maybe he'll have more luck than me figuring out what's up! Thanks for your patience guys <3
It seems much better for me
It seems much better for me today, no buffering.
They really zeroed in on the
They really zeroed in on the cam lens. Now second poop on the lens. They never did it likie this in the previous years.
Wow. The kestrels cleaned the
Wow. The kestrels cleaned the camera lens! LOL
Yeah, I went up and told them
Yeah, I went up and told them I'm not their mother, and it was time to pull their own weight! ;)
Say what one will about the
Say what one will about the 'tweet' on the lens, these chicks are certainly robust and hardly little birds.
Say what one will about the
Any hypothesis as to why this 'rocket poop' happens so much this year? I shouldn't think that the nest box design being new makes a difference.....
Yay no more poop for now!
Yay no more poop for now!
LOL 2 of them just pooped and
LOL 2 of them just pooped and I was like no! not on the camera! Both missed. Thank goodness.
Indeed, I drove up to do
Indeed, I drove up to do another wipe down! We put the camera in the roof of the box exactly to avoid the poop-blockage, and we're as surprised as you guys that it's suddenly an issue this year when it wasn't before! These guys seem to be extra-rockety butts.
We have ideas for poop shields for implementation next year, but we don't want to do any construction while there are chicks in the nest. In the meantime, I'll keep it clean as best as I can, and I hope the chicks stop rocket-pooping upwards as they get more steady on their feet!
It might be just one single
It might be just one single chick doing this. ( pooping mutation, lol)
Actually, its probably more
Actually, its probably more than one chick doing this. it;s full of poop again.
Yup, oh no. I'll have to make
Yup, oh no. I'll have to make another cleaning trip tomorrow.
oh crap!!! lol on the camera.
oh crap!!! lol
on the camera.
I guess it's not funny if you
I guess it's not funny if you are the one who has to keep going on the roof to clean the poop. You are my hero!
Is it possible they are aware
Is it possible they are aware that we are spying on them and this is passive resistance in order to protect privacy?
well that one does keep
well that one does keep looking up at the camera.
Now I'm seeing if the rain
Now I'm seeing if the rain clears up enough to head up for a cleaning trip. I'm not sure I want to be on the roof in a thunderstorm...
Take the WD40 with you and
Take the WD40 with you and spray the fan in the AC.