Mount Allison’s biology department and Computing Services have installed a webcam streaming a live feed of a raven’s nest, located in a tree next to the Flemington Building. Ravens in this area typically breed on the Tantramar Marsh, often building their nests in the peaks of the open marsh barns, but these ravens have been nesting in this tree for several years.
Information from this observation will be stored in the biology department, so it can be used for projects such as recording food provisioning to the female and the chick, document nest maintenance, or the parental response to changing weather conditions.
The raven pair have one nestling this year that hatched around April 11. The chick is expected to remain in or near the nest until mid May.
Ravens usually lay between four to six eggs at one to two day intervals. Incubation is by the female alone for 20-21 days. The male feeds the female and chick at the nest. When the chick matures, and the weather is warmer, the female will also provide food for the chick.
VIEW THE RAVEN WEB CAM: http://www.mta.ca/raven/
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