Recently I also saw an Osprey bringing a double fistful of grass to the nest in the field NW of Allan Treman marina, when there were young in the nest who are half grown. I think it’s normal. I don’t know the function, and maybe someone more knowledgeable can say whether it helps cool the nest, or make it more comfortable, or cover the remains of fish meals, or deter parasites, or some other benefit. Earlier in the season I have also seen an Osprey bring a double fistful of soggy brown (rotten?) vegetation from a nearby waterway, perhaps as nest lining before eggs are laid. Ospreys also continue to bring sticks to add to the nest even when there are eggs or young in the nest, which to me seems a bit awkward and risky, but that’s the perspective of someone who is no good at fishing or flying, so who am I to judge?
- - Dave Nutter > On Jun 30, 2023, at 8:50 AM, Sandra Lynn Babcock <slb...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > On Sunday I was driving down Game Farm Road when I saw an Osprey flying low. > I pulled over in the turnout by the soccer field, and the Osprey swooped down > in front of the car, picked up two large talons-full of nesting material, and > flapped up to the nesting platform by the field. I was sure they wouldn't > nest there this year because of all the construction, even though they've > been there in years past. And isn't this quite late for them to be building > a nest? > > Happy birding, > Sandra > > Sandra Babcock > slb...@cornell.edu > > Sent from my Ipad > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- 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/ --
