Old friends!

 We now have at least two ospreys back on their nests….one on the east side and one on the west side! I have read my first band too….an 18 year old! Hope his mate returns soon. Fingers crossed. We have set our clocks based upon this pair for quite a few years….the first to return, the first to lay eggs, the first to hatch and the first to fledge.

Oh another report just came in about ospreys on another nest, so they are arriving all over the metro now!

They are right on schedule! As the annual report said, our first osprey returned last year on March 31. (This same bird!)The last week of March is the usual time if we dont have a lingering winter with frozen lakes.

Always good to see old friends…..

Here we go!

 Our first osprey has been confirmed back on its nest. I will read the band tomorrow! So osprey season has officially begun!

Soon?

 We are probably going to see our first ospreys returning to their nests in the next week. I hope the experienced monitors will return this year, please do send me an email letting me know. If any of you are able to take on an additional nest or two, let me know that as well. I will not be able to do as much as I did last year. Keep looking up!