Let me start with the acknowledgements for 2024…..and the data results will be posted in a few days!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2024
There are so many people who have been instrumental in helping Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch continue this Osprey research. This year, 2024, marked my 31st 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 Carol Christians, Alice Stoddard, Dani Porter Lucero, Meg Smith, Debbie De Frank Jordan, Ann Merritt, Larry Luebben, Jack Kimmerle, Pat Norton, Jean and Rob DeZeeuw, Donna Daubendiek, Rick Endo, Mary Mullet, Cindy Angerhofer, Stephanie Burley, Allison McGinnis, Brenda Goeltl, Ken Fischer, Gail Isaak, Marjorie Heap, Vicky Douglas, Tammy Holmer, Ann Altman, Lisa Gilliland, James Kelley and Will Hathaway 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 deep, heartfelt thanks to all who contributed financially to this project in 2024: Ruth Rechtzigel, Debbie Jordan, Rick Endo, Carol Craig, Cindy Angerhofer, Betsy Kerr, Ann Lund, Allison McGinnis, John Muelken, and Jonna Bollum!
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.
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