Acknowledgments...

Well, here it is, February 2018 already! I have been working hard thru January to gather together all the data collected in 2017 and to organize and analyze it all. I would like to start with sharing the oh so important acknowledgments of all the people who have pitched in to help with this project. I am still proof reading all the overall results and will post that soon as well.
2017 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

There are so many people who have been instrumental in helping Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch continue this Osprey research. This year, 2017, marked my 24th year of monitoring all known nests in the eight county metro area surrounding the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, and I could not do this without a great deal of help. The careful, monitoring of these nests and the consistant collection and analysis of data over so many years may prove to be a significant contribution to understanding the world we live in, the health of our environment as well as overall productivity and behavior of this population of Ospreys. Special thanks to Alice Stoddard,  Barb Ankrum, Grace Pass, Faith Christine, Margaret Wurtele,  Phyllis Bofferding,  Carol Christians, Janae Herman, Perry Westphal,  Larry Waldhauser, Allie Gebauer, Elizabeth Closmore, Erik Gulsvig, Dani Porter Born, Barbara Gaughan, Carol Reitan, Cheri Fox, Susan Rego, Kristi H., Karen Connolly, Meg Smith, Sid Stivland, David Schranck, Jean and Rod DeZeeuw, Mike Lehrke, Judy Englund, Jeff Moravec, Jo Bolte and Ellie Crosby, for sharing their observations, their commitment to this effort, their photos, and their love for these birds.

Thanks to all the private property owners who are such important and wonderful hosts to our Ospreys, and who have provided me access to these nests for monitoring.Special thanks to Tim Fenstermacher at Aggregate Industries for his cooperation in allowing me to monitor nests on their property. A very heartfelt thanks to Cathy Gagliardi for initiating the Go Fund Me page to help with donations to support this project. Thanks to all who contributed…Barbara Pierson and Paul Patton, Carol Craig, Carol Fischenich, Judy Layzell, John Zakelj, Cheryl Batson, Carol Cummins, Sally Heuer, Mary Savina, Jeff Moravec, Roslynn Long, Perry Westphal, Frank Taylor, Pat Norton, Alex Doan, Barb Ankrum, Karen Nemchik, Dani Porter Born, Jim Podlich, Ellie Crosby, Robert Van De Loo, Gail Ireland, LaVonne Wathen, Meg Smith, and of course Cathy Gagliardi!  I also want to send a deep thanks to John Howe and John Dingley at the Raptor Resource Project for including me in their annual fundraising effort and for their generous financial support. I am deeply grateful for all the help I have received in so many different forms, and for showing your faith in my ongoing efforts to continue this research study.

Vanessa Greene

February 2018

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