Two ospreys sitting on nest tray on Salt Pt pole at 6:30 pm. One eating a fish.
Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Apr 23, 2013, at 2:30 PM, John Greenly <j...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Lots of Osprey activity at the new nest platform on Salt Point. Yesterday > there were 4 birds in the area, lots of intense chases. This is clearly very > desirable Osprey real estate. Today it appears that one pair has taken > possession. They spent a lot of time sitting on the platform, and I saw three > attempts at mating: unsuccessful because the female was sitting facing > downwind and the male of course approached facing upwind. The male also > brought one 2' long stick to the box while I was there. I read that Ospreys > head to S. America at the end of their first summer and stay there until > three years old, when they return north for the first time. Do I remember > correctly that the Portland Point pair first nested three years ago? Could > be that one of these are of those chicks, back for a first breeding attempt? > > Also, I have been asked to post that there is a Salt Point cleanup scheduled > for 2-4 pm this Saturday (rain date same time Sunday, but the forecast looks > good for Sat.). There will also be a delivery of a number of trees that will > need planting. Bring work gloves, help clean up, plant trees, and watch the > Ospreys too! > > --John Greenly > > -- > > 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/ > > -- -- 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/ --
