I visited 31 nests today! Many were occupied by a pair….a few had just a single osprey but the partner may have been out fishing, and a few were empty. It’s got me scratching my head…..but time will tell. Sadly our oldest male did not return and I feel a very real sadness about that. He would have been 21 this year. I did get some nice photos of him last year that I will treasure. Most ospreys seem to be in the recovery mode….just laying low. Not much copulating, some nest work going on. I still have some bands to read tho I did get a couple identified. But still so many nests to get to for the first time…and now they are calling for a rainy weekend….NOOOOOO! It is distressing how many nests were removed this winter….but some huge nests have been left untouched and I am grateful for that!
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