Get Your First Look at Minnesota’s Newest Falcon Chicks [VIDEO]

After weeks of waiting, four adorable falcon chicks have made their first appearance in Minnesota.

The Peregrine falcon babies have been spotted on a Department of Natural Resources FalconCam, which is providing a live feed from a nest box in downtown St. Paul.

The eggs were laid sometime between March 31 and April 9 by a 12-year-old female, who, according to the Midwest Peregrine Society, fledged from St. Cloud and has nested in this box since 2016. She is accompanied by a 16-year-old male from Gary, Indiana.

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The same pair used this nest box last year, when four eggs were laid and three hatched.

The typical incubation period for Peregrine falcon eggs is 33-35 days.

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