I spoke to the NYSEG lead forester for the Ithaca region (my fiancé) about the
Osprey nest. I have a vested interest because this Cargill property abuts our
own, meaning I could have Osprey on my yard list. :) So, here is the scoop.
This past fall, the nest made contact with the lines and sparked a fire. The
fire department and line crews responded appropriately to put out the fire, but
sadly the nest could not be saved. NYSEG is willing to provide a riser and
possibly the bucket trucks/necessary equipment to install it in a safer area so
that the nest would be up off of the lines. They are aware that Osprey often
return to the same locations year after year to nest. They are asking that
someone from the birding/CLO community with expertise on providing nesting
platforms please work with them by providing input and feedback on such a
project. The timeline for this being done before Spring 2012 is on the table.
We just need a volunteer to work with the crews to help advise on best
practices.
If someone is willing to rise to the challenge, that would be great. This is a
big company, but they are reasonably agile on things that benefit a community,
in my experience. Feel free to reply all if you would like to work with me and
NYSEG on this or if you just want to share ideas with us all.
Thanks Dave for bringing this to my attention.
Regards,
Robyn Bailey
Lansing
From: bounce-39136974-15067...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-39136974-15067...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Nutter
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:37 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Portland Point Osprey nest gone
Today while birding with Ann Mitchell on Portland Point Rd I noticed that the
power pole in the Cargill mine complex which for the past couple years held
Tompkins County's only Osprey nest of which I'm aware now only holds the
intended trio of transformers and crossbar with insulators and wires. Does
anyone know when (and how?) it came down? Be on the look-out for Ospreys with
sticks around the southern part of Cayuga Lake come March and April. Maybe
this year they'll make a more serious effort atop the platform at Treman Marine
Park.
We saw neither Red-necked Grebes nor Northern Shrikes from Portland Point Rd,
but we did see at least four NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS.
We also went to Aurora to try to find the Eared Grebe. Even though the water
was still flat we only saw 5 HORNED GREBES from the Wells College boathouse,
plus some expected waterfowl: CANADA GEESE, 2 SNOW GEESE (1 adult with 1
immature), MALLARDS, AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, COMMON GOLDENEYE, 5 BUFFLEHEAD,
singles of COMMON and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, distant flying small REDHEAD
flocks, plus a few of the usual RING-BILLED, HERRING, and GREAT BLACK-BACKED
GULLS.
--Dave Nutter
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