Happy Easter, Happy Passover, Happy Ramadan…..
Our first ospreys have laid eggs….while many nests are still empty. I have now documented 14 nests that were removed, and I have not been around to even half of the nests so far. There will be more. Some ospreys are rebuilding, but it looks like some have given up. Many banded birds have not returned yet, and I wonder if avian flu has already taken a toll. We may never know. Many long term monitors are alarmed, saddened, frustrated.
For some of our older expperienced Ospreys who have laid eggs right on schedule, we are reminded that life goes on….
and more personally I see that with all the changes this year, nests gone, avian flu spreading….having solid long term data to help us document the changes may be more important than ever.
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