Acknowledgements

 I have been working throughout January and early February to compile all the 2022 Osprey data and Its finally done! So lets begin with the most important part….the acknowledgements of all the people and organizations that have assisted with this grand effort!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  2022

 

  There are so many people who have been instrumental in helping Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch continue this Osprey research. This year, 2022, marked my 29th 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,  Jean and Rob DeZeeuw, Donna Daubendiek, Rick Endo, Mary Mullet, Cindy Angerhofer, JoAnn Chase, Carrie Bower, Greg Nelson, Stephanie Burley, Sue Keator, Ken Fischer, and Gail Isaak for sharing their observations, their commitment to this effort, their photos, information, 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.

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 special thanks to Meridian Blue Construction for their heroic help with rescuing Osprey chicks from cell towers.

A very deep, heartfelt thanks to all who contributed financially to this project in 2022: Ruth Rechtzigel, Debbie Jordan, Robert Van De Loo, Bernice Caruth, Rick Endo, Gail, Jill Carlson, and Susan Light! And a huge thanks to The Raptor Resource Project for their generous 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 research study.

 

 

Vanessa Greene     

February 2023

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