I saw an osprey on the nest at the corner of Rte 89 and Parker Rd on Saturday.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 1:37 PM Candace E. Cornell <cec...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cayuga's Ospreys—they are back—at least most males are! (Females often > arrive a week or so later than the males.) The Spring Equinox, March 20, > 2022, marked the return of this year's breeding Cayuga Lake Ospreys from > Ithaca to Seneca Falls. Since then, experienced male breeders can be seen > in the parks and along roadways gathering sticks to refurbish their nests > and defend them from interlopers. Ithaca's Cass Park ballfield pair and the > Seneca Falls' Opera House pair were the first breeding pairs seen on their > nests this year. Females return at a slower pace than the males waiting for > them at their nest. Soon we'll hear many excited "Creee, creee, cree" > > Thank you to everyone who reports Osprey sightings and nest locations > during the breeding season. There are over 170 Osprey nests located in the > Finger Lakes, concentrated around Cayuga and Seneca Lakes, and it is > becoming one of the largest inland populations in the eastern US. Nest > spotters and monitors are needed throughout the Finger Lakes to help survey > this growing population. This data is used to track population growth, > fecundity, and nest preferences as well as environmental changes. Email me > if you would like to participate in this study. Again, my thanks. > > (Please send reports of Ospreys to cec...@gmail.com as well as Ebird). > > > > Eyes to the sky! > > Candace > > > > Candace E. Cornell > > Friends of Salt Point > > Lansing, NY > > Cayuga Lake Osprey Network > > cec...@gmail.com > > > > > > EYES TO THE SKY! > > > > WATCH! > > Salt Point Osprey Nest Cam <http://tinyurl.com/Salt-Point-Osprey-Cam> > > > > READ! > > *O**n* *O**s**p**r**e**y* *T**i**m**e* > <http://www.lansingrec.com/parks/20-salt-point/salt-point-articles/27-on-osprey-time> > *:* *Ospreys of Salt Point* <http://www.lansingrec.com/ospreys> > > > > VISIT! > > Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail > <https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=fb09815967204bfc9386fe2d4d78f1b0> > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Todd Beeton 680-444-3089 (m) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
