Month February 2024

6 Benefits of Installing a Bat Box in your Backyard

WildWatch Weekly 6 Benefits of Installing a Bat Box in your Backyard Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Consider Installing a Bat Box Bats are the only mammals that fly. Their wings are thin membranes of skin stretched from fore to hind legs, and from hind legs to tail. The name of their order, Chiroptera, means “hand-winged.” Their long, slender finger bones act as wing struts, stretching the skin taut for flying; closed, they fold the wings alongside the body. In Pennsylvania...

5 Tips for Attracting Eastern Screech Owls to your Backyard

WildWatch Weekly 5 Tips for Attracting Eastern Screech Owls to your Backyard Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube About the Eastern Screech Owl The Eastern Screech Owl is a small and adaptable owl species native to North America. With a height of about 7 to 10 inches and a wingspan of 18 to 24 inches, these owls exhibit remarkable camouflage, varying in color from reddish-brown to gray, enabling them to blend seamlessly with their surroundings. They possess distinctive tufts or "ear"...

2024 Bald Eagle Season Underway!

WildWatch Weekly 2024 Bald Eagle Season Underway! Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Welcome to WildWatch Weekly Welcome to the first edition of WildWatch Weekly as we embark on a thrilling journey through the untamed wonders of the natural world! Our first edition will cover the 2024 bald eagle nesting season with our 3 live streaming camera nesting sites! Pittsburgh Hays Bald Eagle Nest We have several major upgrades to the Pittsburgh Hays bald eagle nest cam this year. We have...