Five eggs found in nesting box

The peregrine falcons that reside in Great River Energy’s Elk River nest box, Brooklyn and Breezy, recently produced five eggs. This is a first for this pair of falcons as they’ve never produced this many eggs. The eyasses (young falcons) are expected to hatch from their eggs in early May, after a 33-day incubation period.

The eggs are slightly smaller than a chicken egg and are mottled with a dark, reddish-brown pigment. Though the male does help incubate — sit on the eggs to keep them at just the right temperature — the female does the majority of the incubating. She relies on the male to bring her food.

Click here to watch the hatching process on Great River Energy’s peregrine falcon birdcam.