The eggs in two Peregrine Falcon nests—one in Pittsburgh and one in Harrisburg—should be hatching over the next few weeks.

You can watch live video of the nest online in Harrisburg at the Rachel Carson State Office Building and constantly updated still photos of the nest at the Gulf Tower nest in Pittsburgh, courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

Now you can also look in on one of the largest bat colonies in Pennsylvania located in an abandoned church in Canoe Creek State Park in Blair County.

The new Bat Cam is a joint effort with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources , Pennsylvania Game Commission and PennFuture.

Two camera views are available in the attic – one trained on the entrance, and another on a baffle inside the attic where bats like to roost.

In addition to the live feed, the website also features information on the endangered Indiana bat and the conservation efforts being undertaken to protect it; education on how bats navigate in the dark; what other bats live in Pennsylvania; and how to build a home for bats in your backyard.

Visitors to the website can also see the Bat Gallery, with photos taken last year during the batcam's testing phase.

Funding from the Wild Resource Conservation Fund helped to buy the church and protect the bat colony.

4/22/2005