For the first time in the history of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources\u2019 FalconCam, the feathered pair has laid a fifth egg.<\/p>\n
To call the fifth egg an uncommon occurrence is an understatement of how rare such an event is. <\/p>\n
In the Midwest, peregrine falcons usually produce three to four eggs in a clutch, with only 7% will laying more than average. Since the DNR installed the FalconCam nest box in 1987, it has never captured a pair laying five eggs in its nearly 40-year history until now.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
While the five-egg clutch is exciting, the DNR says viewers should be cautious about expecting to see five chicks this summer, as they warn some of the eggs may not hatch.<\/p>\n
Even if all five eggs were to hatch, the DNR says feedings can be challenging, and some chicks may not reach the fledging stage. <\/p>\n
Whether all five will hatch and fledge won\u2019t be known until later this year; the DNR expects the eggs to begin hatching next month, between May 29 and May 31. <\/p>\n
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