Re: [cayugabirds-l] Osprey's stick tricks

2013-04-24 Thread Carol Keeler
While not an Osprey, I watched the Bald Eagles at Mud Lock do the same thing to gather sticks. I never saw them not succeed at taking a stick off a tree so I have no idea what would happen if it couldn't break it off. It's really cool to watch them, isn't it? Sent from my iPad On Apr 24, 201

[cayugabirds-l] Osprey's stick tricks

2013-04-24 Thread John Greenly
I watched the Salt Point Ospreys for an hour this evening. During heavy rain one landed repeatedly in the lake, apparently combining a shower from above with a bath. The female perched on the box for long periods and the male approached several times, apparently with mating in mind, but the fe