A year ago my grandson Benjamin and his brother, began watching the WoodmenLife Tower Falcon Nest which has a webcam. It is downtown Omaha. We saw the eggs last year, and looked daily to see them hatched and then the chicks being fed. It was amazing to me! However Benjamin and his school class had been watching all sorts of webcams including eagles and wolves.
The website gives a history of the peregrine falcons in urban areas:
How Did They Get Here?
In the 1950s, the peregrine falcon population plummeted. The species was placed on the endangered list as scientists bred peregrines in captivity and released them into wild areas.
Some of these birds migrated to skyscrapers in eastern cities. As cliff dwellers, peregrine falcons flourished in urban settings, where tall buildings are plentiful. An abundance of pigeons and starlings supplied the falcons' diet.
Biologists recognized this adaptation to city buildings and began releasing them on urban rooftops. In 1988, the Nebraska Peregrine Falcon Project released a pair of peregrine falcons atop the Tower, which was the tallest building in downtown Omaha at the time.
https://www.woodmenlife.org/falcons/woodmenlife-falcon-cam.cfm
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