The southerly winds the past few days have brought in many more ospreys. The official springtime game of musical nests is in full swing…..banded ospreys showing up on the wrong nests, birds showing up and then disappearing (not the territorial pair) etc. We have seen some of our favorite banded ospreys but are still waiting for some others. It can be a confusing time of year, especially after so many nests were removed….11 that I know of at this time…and those birds are moving to other established nests. Wow. Some of these birds will be able to rebuild in their old site. We have to keep checking, rechecking and reading bands when we can….sometimes over and over!
I was very happy today to see the pair who we put the new nestpole up for last fall. Their nest was on ballfield lights that were permanently removed. That male was working his tail off today bringing sticks, as the female just sat there and food begged! Its not the first time this guy has had to rebuild his nest, and he is a hard worker! Fun to watch him!
And another big thanks to Rick Endo and Ruth Rechtzigel for their donations to the project! I am so deeply grateful for their generous support!
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