Our first Ospreys have just arrived back on their nests in the Twin Cities
area! Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch is continuing to monitor all known nests
in the eight county metro area ( Hennepin, Ramsey, Carver, Wright, Anoka,
Washington, Scott and Dakota counties) and we always need help if
Thank you. I e-mailed Roseville Parks and Recreation via their Web
site, pointing out that nesting ospreys are as much of an asset (and
source of pride) as functional baseball lights, and hoping that they
simply wouldn't use the lights until the young have flown -- assuming
they're even
I saw the birds and nest construction on Easter Sunday.I was going
to ask the group if this was an old site -- I see that it is not.
The nest is on an outfield light tower between the two eastern-most
baseball fields, east of Victoria.
So what happens now? Does the DNR have a policy
Just received a correction to my observations re: the ospreys in Central
Pk., Roseville. The birds are more likely still in the nest-building stage
and what the one had in its mouth was probably nest-building material that
it pushed into the nest (they use their talons to carry things).
Also:
The osprey nest on top of one of the baseball light fixtures in Central
Park is occupied. Yesterday afternoon we observed a pair sitting on top of
it; then one of the birds flew off and came back shortly thereafter with a
small fish in its mouth which it fed to something deeper down in the
Osprey season has officially begun with the first report of a sighting in the
southern suburbs so I am posting my annual plea for new nests or sightings to
be reported to the Twin Cities Metro Osprey Watch. We have an informative page
on Facebook, have a blog at ospreywatch.blogspot.com or you
We have had many osprey nests fail this year and adults have left their nests.
They often build frustration nests after a failure and I am requesting that
anyone who sees new nests popping up, or adult ospreys carrying sticks in the
eight county metro area, to please report this activity to
Its almost time for the ospreys to be returning to their nests so I am posting
my annual plea for new nests or sightings to be reported to the Twin Cities
Metro Osprey Watch. We have an informative page on Facebook, have a blog at
ospreywatch.blogspot.com or you can email us at
Yesterday at just after 6:00 PM, my wife and I saw a pair of Osprey checking
out the mill ponds in Little Canada. They both flew low over the southmost
pond just above our heads; one bird continued southwest along the creek, but
the other circled back and remained at the ponds for the
RE:Local Ospreys. The Freeway Osprey nest has actually been occupied for
several days and there has already been an interesting change in the
identities of the birds there. Always interesting! This is my 17th year of
behavioral and productivity research on Ospreys and if anyone would like to be
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