View Nesting Birds

The sites listed below feature live webcam coverage, updated videos, and/or updated photographs of nesting birds. You can follow the efforts of the parents and the progress of the young by periodically visiting these nest sites.

Bird species are in taxonomic order and sites are arranged alphabetically by locality. An asterisk (*) indicates that a site is currently active, and a degree symbol (°) indicates that a site requires Internet Explorer. To observe bird cams focused on feeders in a variety of countries, please go to the Bird Feeder Webcams site.

Click on a bird species name to jump to the site(s) for: ..... Gentoo Penguin ..... Common Loon ..... Royal Albatross ..... Northern Gannet ..... Great Cormorant ..... Great Blue Heron ..... Great Egret ..... Black Stork ..... White Stork ..... Oriental Stork ..... Eurasian Spoonbill ..... Lesser Flamingo ..... Canada Goose ..... Wood Duck ..... Common Goldeneye ..... Osprey ...... White-tailed Eagle ..... Bald Eagle ..... Rueppell's Griffon ..... Eurasian Griffon ..... Northern Harrier ..... Northern Goshawk .... Red-tailed Hawk ..... Ferruginous Hawk ..... Lesser Spotted Eagle ..... Imperial Eagle ..... Golden Eagle ..... Bonelli's Eagle ..... Eurasian Kestrel ..... American Kestrel ..... Eurasian Hobby ..... Peregrine Falcon ...... Eurasian Capercaillie ..... Whooping Crane ..... Eurasian Oystercatcher ..... Black-headed Gull ..... Black-tailed Gull ..... Black-legged Kittiwake ..... Common Tern ..... Sandwich Tern ..... Common Murre ..... Atlantic Puffin ..... Tufted Puffin ..... Barn Owl ..... Eastern Screech-Owl ..... Great Horned Owl ..... Eurasian Eagle-Owl ...... Little Owl ..... Burrowing Owl ..... Tawny Owl ..... Barred Owl ..... Chimney Swift ..... Alpine Swift ..... Common Swift ..... Black-chinned Hummingbird ..... Anna's Hummingbird ..... Allen's Hummingbird ..... Common Kingfisher ..... Laughing Kookaburra ..... Acorn Woodpecker ...... Northern Flicker ..... Eastern Phoebe ..... Great Crested Flycatcher ..... Steller's Jay ..... Red-billed Chough ..... Purple Martin ..... Violet-green Swallow ..... House Martin ..... Gray Catbird ..... Carolina Wren ..... House Wren ..... Carolina Chickadee ..... Great Tit ..... Blue Tit ..... Coal Tit ..... European Pied Flycatcher ..... Eastern Bluebird ..... Western Bluebird ..... Eurasian Blackbird ..... American Robin ...... European Robin ..... European Starling ..... Song Sparrow ..... Northern Cardinal ..... House Finch ..... House Sparrow ..... Eurasian Tree Sparrow .

 

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)

Base O'Higgins, Antarctica *

 

Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Maine, USA

Minnesota, USA

 

Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Otago Peninsula, New Zealand *

 

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) and other species

Bass Rock, Scotland *

 

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and other species

Craigleith, Scotland *

 

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada °

Anacortes, Washington, USA °

Kenmore, Washington, USA

Seattle, Washington, USA *

 

Great Egret (Ardea alba) and other species

Bronx, New York, USA

 

Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)

Estonia

Tagus River, Portugal *

 

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White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Freistadt, Austria *

Mürzhofen, Austria *

Neusiedl am See, Austria *

Stambolijski, Bulgaria

Detmarovice, Czech Republic

Makov, Czech Republic *

Nové Veselí, Czech Republic *

Silkeborg, Denmark

France *

Adelsdorf, Germany

Aulendorf, Germany

Bad Waldsee, Germany *

Bad Windsheim, Germany

Bayern, Germany

Biebersdorf, Germany *

Bleckede, Germany

Bornheim, Germany *

Burgebrach, Germany *

Dinkelsbühl, Germany *

Erlangen, Germany *

Forchheim, Germany

Gebesee, Germany *

Haldensleben, Germany *

Höchstadt, Germany *

Isny im Allgäu, Germany

Kehl-Sundheim, Germany

Lindheim, Germany *

Mannheim, Germany *

Münster bei Deiburg, Germany *

Neuershausen, Germany *

Neupotz, Germany *

Neustadt am Ruebenberge, Germany *

Nördlingen, Germany *

Pfaffenhausen, Germany

Riesa, Germany *

Rostock, Germany *

Sexau, Germany *

Umkirch, Germany

Vetschau, Germany

Volkertshausen, Germany *

Weiden, Germany *

Wolfsburg, Germany

Zeiskamer Mühle, Germany *

Darány, Hungary *

Hortobágy National Park, Hungary *

Nagyhalász, Hungary *

Röszke, Hungary *

Zalaistvánd, Hungary *

Netherlands *

Czarnkow-Trzcianka, Poland *

Miedzyrzecze Górne, Poland *

Przygodzice, Poland * ..... (nest camera) ..... (archives)

Tarnowskie Góry, Poland

Ustron, Poland *

Warsaw, Poland

Zakulin, Poland

Ziemia Lubuska, Poland *

Guimarães, Portugal *

Sáromberke/Dumbravioara, Romania

Alovera, Spain *

Arévalo, Spain *

Doñana, Spain *

Seville, Spain *

Sempach, Switzerland *

 

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Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana)

Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan * (captive breeding program)

 

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Texel, Netherlands

 

Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor)

Kamfers Dam, South Africa *

 

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Walnut Creek, California, USA

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA

 

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Greenville, Texas, USA

 

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

Finland

 

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Bassenthwaite Lake, Cumbria, England *

Manton Bay, Rutland, England *

Hailuoto, Finland *

Turku, Finland ..... (nest camera)

Abernethy Loch Garten Nature Reserve, Scotland

Loch of the Lowes, Scotland *

Tweed Valley, Scotland

Orange Beach, Alabama, USA

Milford Point, Connecticut, USA

Washington, D.C., USA

Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Dunedin, Florida, USA *

Lake Barkley, Kentucky, USA

Woolwich, Maine, USA

Cambridge, Maryland, USA *

Shady Side, Maryland, USA *

Quissett, Massachusetts, USA

Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, USA *

Pine County, Minnesota, USA

New Hampton, New Hampshire, USA *

Brookhaven, New York, USA

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA *

Oceanside, New York, USA *

Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA *

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA *

Renton, Washington, USA

South Puget Sound, Washington, USA ..... (alternate site)

 

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White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

Läänemaa, Estonia *

Sunnmore, Norway *

 

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

British Columbia, Canada- multiple locations *

Channel Islands, California, USA *

Platteville area, Colorado, USA

Decorah, Iowa, USA

Maine, USA * ..... (alternate site)

Cambridge, Maryland, USA

Barton Island, Massachusetts, USA

Libby, Montana, USA

Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA

Stillwater area, Oklahoma, USA

Deschutes National Park, Oregon, USA *

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Kent area, Washington, USA

Lake Washington, Washington, USA

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA

 

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Rueppell's Griffon & Eurasian Griffon (Gyps rueppellii & Gyps fulvus)

Tagus River, Portugal *

 

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

Wensum Valley, Norfolk, England

 

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

New Forest, Hampshire, England

 

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

New York, New York, USA *

Queens, New York, USA *

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Portland, Oregon, USA

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

eastern Washington state, USA

 

Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina)

Estonia

 

Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)

Parque Nacional de Cabañeros, Spain

 

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Finland ..... (nest cameras)

 

Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciatus)

Parc del Garraf, Spain

Spain

 

Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark *

Derby, Derbyshire, England *

Devon, England * ..... (alternate site)

Weymouth area, Dorset, England *

Helmsley, York, England

Théding, France

Berlin, Germany

Kempten, Germany

Lilienthal, Germany

Rome area, Italy- multiple locations *

Netherlands-multiple locations *

Netherlands

Katowice, Poland *

Itingen, Switzerland *

Muttenz, Switzerland

Rhine Valley, Switzerland *

 

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Brush, Colorado, USA *

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA *

Stanley, New York, USA

 

Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)

New Forest, Hampshire, England

 

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Anglesea, Victoria, Australia *

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada *

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada- multiple locations *

Derby, Derbyshire, England *

Worcester, Gloucestershire, England *

Brighton, Sussex, England

Nancy, France *

Esslingen, Germany

Hamburg, Germany *

Heidelberg, Germany

Karlsruhe, Germany *

Mülheim, Germany *

Oberhausen, Germany

Italy- multiple locations *

Netherlands- multiple locations *

Netherlands *

Wloclawek, Poland ..... (nest camera)

Barcelona, Spain

Helsingborg, Sweden *

San Francisco, California, USA

San Jose, California, USA *

Hartford, Connecticut, USA *

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Boise, Idaho, USA

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Waukegan, Illinois, USA *

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA *

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA *

Wheatfield, Indiana, USA *

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Topeka, Kansas, USA

Maine, USA *

Grand Haven, Michigan, USA

Lansing, Michigan, USA *

Marquette, Michigan, USA *

Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA

Bayport, Minnesota, USA *

Becker, Minnesota, USA *

Burnsville, Minnesota, USA *

Cohasset, Minnesota, USA *

Elk River, Minnesota, USA *

Grand Rapids area, Minnesota, USA *

Lake City, Minnesota, USA *

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA *

Red Wing, Minnesota, USA

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA *

Omaha, Nebraska, USA *

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Albany-Rensselaer, New York, USA

Buffalo, New York, USA

New York, New York, USA

Poughkeepsie and Highland, New York, USA

Rochester, New York, USA * ..... (alternate site)

Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Cleveland, Ohio, USA *

Columbus, Ohio, USA *

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA *

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Norfolk area, Virginia, USA- multiple locations *

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA *

Seattle, Washington, USA °

Alma, Wisconsin, USA

Genoa, Wisconsin, USA

Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Wisconsin, USA- multiple locations *

 

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Eurasian Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Finland

 

Whooping Crane (Grus americana)

Laurel, Maryland, USA (captive breeding program) ..... (migration) ..... (webcam)

 

Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

Bergen, Norway

 

Black-headed Gull (Larus ribundus) and other species

Rapperswil, Switzerland

 

Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)

Miyako, Japan *

 

Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

Dunbar Harbour, Scotland *

 

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Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and other species

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England *

Bird Island, Massachusetts, USA

 

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Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Texel, Netherlands

 

Common Murre (Uria aalge) and other species

Fidra, Scotland *

Crescent City area, California, USA *

 

Atlantic Puffin (Frartercula arctica) and other species

Craigleith, Scotland *

Isle of May, Scotland *

Seal Island, Maine, USA

 

Tufted Puffin (Frartercula cirrhata) and other species

Gull Island, Alaska, USA

 

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Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Wirral, Cheshire, England *

St. Austell, Cornwall, England *

Cornwall, England *

Helmsley, York, England

Mariaheide, Netherlands *

Ooij, Netherlands

Netherlands- multiple locations *

Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland °

Rhine Valley, Switzerland *

San Anselmo, California, USA *

Trabuco Canyon, California, USA *

Italy, Texas, USA *

Cobb Island, Virginia, USA *

Washington state, USA ..... (alternate site)

 

Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)

eastern Pennsylvania, USA

Austin, Texas, USA

Austin, Texas, USA

Austin, Texas, USA

Texas, USA

 

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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA *

Viera, Florida, USA

Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA ..... (background information)

 

Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)

Falun, Sweden *

 

Little Owl (Athene noctua)

Arquennes, Hainaut, Belgium

Yorkshire, England *

Netherlands

 

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada (captive breeding program)

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Washington state, USA *

 

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Estonia

Helsinki, Finland

 

Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Florida, USA

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

 

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Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

Glenham, New York, USA ..... (alternate site)

 

Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)

Freiburg, Germany

Fribourg, Switzerland

 

Common Swift (Apus apus)

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Regensburg, Germany

Aalsmeer, Netherlands

De Bilt, Netherlands

Haarlem, Netherlands *

Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

 

Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

Trabuco Canyon, California, USA *

 

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

San Diego, California, USA

Sunnyvale, California, USA ..... (nest camera)

 

Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)

Orange County, California, USA *

 

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Neumünster, Germany

Netherlands

 

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaguineae)

Melbourne, Australia * °

 

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

Carmel Valley, California, USA *

 

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Santa Clarita, California, USA

 

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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, USA

Greenville, Texas, USA

West Virginia, USA

 

Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)

Greenville, Texas, USA

 

Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

Big Bear Lake, California, USA *

 

Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Anglesey, Wales

Hayle, Cornwall, Wales (captive breeding program)

 

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Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Westport, Connecticut, USA °

Loxahatchee, Florida, USA

Melbourne, Florida, USA

Lohrville, Iowa, USA

Rochester area, New York, USA

Lawton, Oklahoma, USA *

 

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

Idyllwild, California, USA *

 

House Martin (Delichon urbica)

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Equeurdreville, France

 

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Glenham, New York, USA

 

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

Glenham, New York, USA

 

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

New York, USA

Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

 

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)

Greenville, Texas USA

 

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Great Tit (Parus major)

Derbyshire, England- multiple locations

Stock, Essex, England *

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Hampshire, England

Hampshire, England- multiple locations

Mayford, Surrey, England

Raisio, Finland *

Finland

Finland *

Ardèche, France

France

Braunschweig, Germany *

Germany *

Netherlands- multiple locations

Netherlands

Netherlands

Bern, Switzerland *

 

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Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)

Derbyshire, England- multiple locations *

Stock, Essex, England

Essex, England

Harrow, Greater London, England

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

New Forest, Hampshire, England *

Hampshire, England- multiple locations

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Maidstone, Kent, England

Longridge, Lancashire, England

Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Sudbury Hill, Middlesex, England *

Somerset, England

Kenley, Surrey, England

Mayford, Surrey, England

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Helsinki, Finland

Jyväskylä, Finland

Ardèche, France

Paris, France

northern Germany

Kerry Pike, Cork, Ireland

Netherlands- multiple locations

Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Trondheim, Norway

Fribourg, Switzerland

Pembrokeshire, Wales

 

Coal Tit (Periparus ater)

Netherlands- multiple locations

 

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European Pied Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)

Helsinki, Finland

Finland  

Trondheim, Norway

 

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

Princeton, Kentucky, USA

West Paducah, Kentucky, USA

Maine, New York, USA

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Media, Pennsylvania, USA

Greenville, Texas, USA

 

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)

Idyllwild, California, USA *

Tenino, Washington, USA *

 

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Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Harrow, Greater London, England

New Forest, Hampshire, England

 

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Glenham, New York, USA

Whitehall, Pennsylvania, USA

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

West Virginia, USA

 

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Harrow, Greater London, England

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

New Forest, Hampshire, England

 

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Netherlands- multiple locations

Madrid, Spain

 

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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Whitehall, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Glenham, New York, USA

 

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Gorham, Maine, USA

 

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Alfreton, Derbyshire, England

Eemnes, Netherlands

 

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Finland

Hambergen, Germany

northern Germany

 

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Revised November 17, 2009

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