There are so many people who have been instrumental in helping Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch continue this Osprey research. This year, 2018, marked my 25th 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, Margaret Wurtele, Phyllis Bofferding, Carol Christians, Janae Herman, Perry Westphal, Larry Waldhauser, Allie Gebauer, Dani Porter Born, Barbara Gaughan, Carol Reitan, Meg Smith, Jean and Rod DeZeeuw, Ellie Crosby, Betsy Kerr and Robbie, JoAnn Chase, Sue Welter, Anne Erickson and Carole Peter, 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.
Thanks to Ken Conrad for helping to stabilize a falling nestbox on short notice.
A very heartfelt thanks to all who contributed financially to the Go Fund Me page…Barbara Pierson and Paul Patton, Carol Craig, Carol Fischenich, Barb Ankrum , Robert Van De Loo, Gail Ireland, Betsy Kerr, Brian Almleaf, Sue Welter, and Cathy Gagliardi!
I also want to send a special 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 2019
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