With the open water and large tracts of undeveloped shoreline, the Yadkin Project has long served as a perfect setting for wildlife such as bald eagles, ospreys, great blue herons and great egrets. You can now get an up-close look at that wildlife with a new webcam today that provides a live feed of three osprey chicks living atop the Narrows Dam.
The Yadkin OspreyCam can be seen at www.alcoa.com/ospreycam.
Our employees have been watching ospreys build nests and raise families on top of the dam for several years. This year, we decided to capture and share this natural wonder with a live camera.
The osprey nest, built atop a custom-made platform erected by Alcoa employees to provide additional support, features three young chicks hatched about one month ago. The parents, nicknamed Oliveea and Oscar by employees, feed the chicks fish from the Yadkin River and protect them from potential predators.
The chicks will remain in the nest for about one month while their feathers grow in and they learn to fly.
You may also be interested in viewing Alcoa’s popular EagleCam that provides a live look at three bald eagle chicks in Davenport, Iowa. The site has received more than 10 million visitors this year.
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