I have spent most of January pulling the 2021 data together and analyzing it, and writing up the results…..so here we go….first the acknowledgments!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2021
There are so many people who have been instrumental in helping Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch continue this Osprey research. This year, 2021, marked my 28th 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 consistent 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 Barb Ankrum, Carol Christians, Alice Stoddard, Perry Westphal, Dani Porter Born, Meg Smith, Ellie Crosby, Debbie De Frank Jordan, Ann Merritt, Larry Luebben, Jack Kimmerle, Pat Norton, James Misuraca, Jean and Rob DeZeeuw, Donna Daubendiek, Rick Endo, Mary Mullet, Greg Nelson, Carol Reitan, Lisa Jude, Ken Fischer, and Gail Isaak for sharing their observations, their commitment to this effort, their photos, and their love for these birds. I am deeply, profoundly, grateful to those who kept their commitments and kept an eye on the nests throughout the season. With the continuing growth of the project, I simply can’t do it all alone, and many of us are spread so thin.
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.
A very deep, heartfelt thanks to all who contributed financially to this project in 2020: Barbara Pierson, Ruth Rechtzigel, Debbie Jordan, Robert Van De Loo, Tamalyn Page, Bernice Caruth, Rick Endo, Ken Fischer and Carol Christians!
And a huge thanks to The Raptor Resource Project for their important ongoing 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 long term research study.
Vanessa Greene
February 2022
