Barn Owl Nest Cam: Witness Hatching in NC

0:00It's April 6th, from your city to your ears. This is Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A live camera in the North Carolina Mountains is giving us a front row seat to a barn owl nest, where six eggs are set to hatch any day now between. April 9th and 15th, with Sunday, April 12th, looking like prime time. As of early Monday, no chicks have popped out yet, but the female laid those eggs back in March, and wildlife experts are glued to the feed, watching. The parents tend the nest box. Folks are buzzing about this rare peek into barn owl life. These birds are super secretive, staying quiet except for their eerie, raspy calls that set. Demapar from other owls. Tune in at night for the best action, since their most active after sunset, thanks to infrared lights revealing hunts, feedings, and even tough. Both like sibling rivalry or chick losses officials won't step in, letting nature run its course. Barn owls help control rodents across the southeast, but their numbers are dropping from

1:03habitat loss, so these nest cams let scientists track. Patterns in boost conservation, check the stream at NC Wildlife dot gov slash outdoors, slash barn owl live cam, and witness the wild unfold.