Peregrine Falcon Nest at Great Spirit Bluff

The Great Spirit Bluff nest site

This camera looks directly into a nest box installed on the face of Great Spirit Bluff, a dramatic limestone cliff rising above the Mississippi River near La Crescent. The site is one of the region's most productive cliff-nesting locations for recovering peregrine populations.

Newman and Elaine, the resident peregrines

The breeding pair, Newman and Elaine, return to this ledge to raise their brood. Viewers can follow the swift, powerful adults as they deliver prey and shelter the young, offering a rare window into the life of the world's fastest bird.

A window on raptor conservation

Operated as part of a long-running research and monitoring effort, the stream lets audiences witness each stage of the falcons' development, from fluffy chicks to fledglings testing their wings above the river valley.