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Egg Watch Underway At Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcon Nest In Harrisburg
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Anxious egg watchers have their eyes on the peregrine falcon nest on the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg to see when the first egg will be arrive. The mild winter has resulted in early egg laying by one of the offspring fledged at the Rachel Carson Building now living in Wilmington, Delaware. She laid her first egg on February 26. You can put in your own vote for when the first egg will be laid by taking the PA Falcon Cam Twitter Poll. Appropriately, the Rachel Carson Building, headquarters for DEP and DCNR, is name for Pennsylvania’s own Rachel Carson, the woman often credited with starting the modern environmental movement with her research and writing about pesticides in her landmark Silent Spring book. She was born in Springdale, Allegheny County on May 27, 1907 and died in 1964. Her life and legacy as a woman in science is celebrated at the Rachel Carson Homestead. Click Here to watch live. Follow Falcon Chatter on Twitter for the latest news or drop by the Falcon Wire to see what’s going on. Related Articles - Falcons - Rachel Carson: WILD About Falcons Educator Workshop April 9, Middle Creek Wildlife Area, Lebanon County Feature - What We Owe To Pennsylvania’s Rachel Carson Op-Ed: In Praise Of Rachel Carson And Public Service; Happy Birthday Rachel Carson! New WITF Conservation Heritage Documentary: Rachel Carson - Voice Of Nature Bay Journal: Rachel Carson No Stranger To The Chesapeake Bay, Its Creatures Related Articles - Wildlife: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Registration Now Open For Summer Nature Camps 2020, Berks County Joint Conservation Committee Holds March 16 Environmental Forum On Cooperative Fish Nursery Program Fish & Boat Commission Protects Additional 508 Miles Of Wild Trout Streams In 2019 Mark Your Calendars: Opening Of Trout Season, Mentored Youth Fishing Days Game Commission, Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Seedlings For Schools Now Accepting Applications [Posted: March 8, 2020] |
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