Thanks for the update, Yvette. I just made a note on the listing, and the update is now live.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM Yvette de Boer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I live near the nest on Middaugh Road in Brooktondale. The nest has been > removed and there is an orange cone where the nest was. > > I called the DEC and although the person who oversees this was not in the > office, the person I spoke to said that NYSEG most likely received a permit > to remove this nest. He said that nests on power lines can be dangerous > both for the birds as well as potential for fire. So sometimes they are > removed for these reasons. > > I am waiting to hear back for the official word, but in the meantime the > nest is definitely gone. If the birds do come back and rebuild somewhere > close by I will let know. > > - Yvette > > On Mar 9, 2026, at 12:31 PM, Karen Edelstein <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > And just a reminder here.... > > I've been maintaining *THIS INTERACTIVE MAP* <https://arcg.is/10uOuv3> of > the Cayuga Lake Osprey trail for Candace and the birding community over the > past decade or so. Due to some of Candace's mobility restrictions, there > haven't been any additions since last winter. I'm happy to update and > correct anything listed here, so please loop me in. > > Karen > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Candace Cornell is no longer able to get out to check Osprey nests, but >> she and I are both interested in early arrivals. >> >> Please post to CayugaBirds-L any sightings of Ospreys in March around >> Tompkins County, Cayuga Lake or the Montezuma area. >> >> If you think your sighting might be the first record or you are using >> eBird or Merlin and they call it "rare", please try to snap a photo - even >> a lousy hand-held phone photo can help immensely - or say what features >> helped you ID the bird. Those records especially help to document changes >> in migration. >> >> If the Osprey was at a nest please describe where and whether it is on a >> platform or not. >> >> Thanks! And happy Spring! >> >> - - Dave Nutter >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information >> Posting Address: [email protected] >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> <https:%3Ca%20href=>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https: >> //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at >> http://www.ebird.org. >> -- >> > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information > Posting Address: [email protected] > Archives: > The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <https:%3Ca%20href=>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https: > //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at > http://www.ebird.org. > -- > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
