MISC US OSPREY ~ 2013

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2638

PLEASE START 2013 POSTS HERE

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:15 pm

Conserve Wildlife to Replace Osprey Platforms Lost in Superstorm Sandy
Dozens of volunteers expected for construction day this Saturday.
Awesome pictures here:

January 15,

News Release:

Trenton, NJ - On Saturday, January 19, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ (CWF) will host an osprey platform construction day from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area in Woodbine, New Jersey. Volunteers who registered in advance are helping to build up to 20 new platforms to replace those lost or damaged in Superstorm Sandy. (The rain date is January 20th)

Constructing these platforms now will allow CWF time to install them before the start of the osprey nesting season in April. Ospreys mate for life and typically return to the same nest year after year.
A pair of ospreys perch on a nest repaired by Conserve Wildlife Foundation staff at Forsythe NWR in early 2012. © Brian Kushner
“This pro-active approach will ensure that when ospreys return from their wintering areas in South America they have a nest to return to and raise young. The platforms that were occupied in 2012 and washed away are our top priority,” said Ben Wurst, CWF Osprey Project Manager.

Since Sandy slammed into the coast of New Jersey in late October, biologists with CWF have been actively surveying and assessing damage to habitat that wildlife needs to survive. Many osprey nesting platforms were right in the middle of the high winds and strong storm surge associated with Sandy. The majority of the platforms weathered the storm; others need repairs or must be replaced. We have already installed 5 new nesting platforms. Two platforms were installed on December 1st on Herring Island (N. Barnegat Bay) in an area of homes that sustained significant damage. The other three platforms were installed in the Wildwood area.

“From ospreys and bald eagles to piping plovers and red knots, Hurricane Sandy knocked down nests and destroyed vital habitat for many rare species,” said CWF Executive Director David Wheeler. “The outpouring of support from volunteers interested in post-Sandy relief efforts for rare wildlife has been very encouraging.”

Materials for the nesting platforms were generously donated by Tri-County Building Supplies in Pleasantville, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Brian Kushner, and The Home Depot of Manahawkin.

For companies or individuals interested in making a donation to sponsor a platform lost by Sandy, please contact Liz Silvernail at 609-292-3707 or via email at liz.silvernail@conservewildlifenj.org

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:54 pm

By Barb Walker
:sum9:

Today’s article shows them mating on the structure. :sum9:

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Wildlife officials examining osprey nest that burned at Derby Lane

By Laura C. Morel, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Friday, February 8, 2013

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2638

kittenface wrote:

By Barb Walker
:sum9:

Today’s article shows them mating on the structure. :sum9:

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Wildlife officials examining osprey nest that burned at Derby Lane

By Laura C. Morel, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Friday, February 8, 2013

KITTEN

Barb will do her best (and she's good) to insure the safety of the other Derby Lane nests.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 26062

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:28 pm

~USA, Yadkin, North Carolina (Alcoa site)

The Yadkin Osprey camera was installed in 2012.

2.28.13 photos :loveheart:

Link...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 26062

WOW...great find and pics, Beth!!! Lots on that website too..so mom is Oliveea (I'll never remember that) and dad is Oscar...cool

obxbarb · **Posted:** Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:07 pm

Thanks for finding this Beth! I wonder why there are logs on the nest? Did the osprey really put them in there?

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:53 pm

obxbarb wrote:

Thanks for finding this Beth! I wonder why there are logs on the nest? Did the osprey really put them in there?

WOW I just noticed that it is weird heck eggs will get lost there

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:15 pm

kittenface wrote:

obxbarb wrote:

Thanks for finding this Beth! I wonder why there are logs on the nest? Did the osprey really put them in there?

WOW I just noticed that it is weird heck eggs will get lost there

I just went and looked around from last year and it looks like the big logs are used for a perch but the cleaning crew (Vultures) seem to have messed them up. So I really don't know since the Osprey have been seen and mating if anyone will go rearrange now

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 26062

Alcoa

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2638

kittenface wrote:

obxbarb wrote:

Thanks for finding this Beth! I wonder why there are logs on the nest? Did the osprey really put them in there?

WOW I just noticed that it is weird heck eggs will get lost there

I just went and looked around from last year and it looks like the big logs are used for a perch but the cleaning crew (Vultures) seem to have messed them up. So I really don't know since the Osprey have been seen and mating if anyone will go rearrange now

First BETH :superstar:

Kitten, the big sticks were a :shock

to me, but if you read the site history you'll see they had to rebuild the platform and they (humans) put the BIG STICKS on the platform. Wonder what the Ospreys are thinking? :teehee:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 26062

Smith Mountain Lake is now live..

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:42 pm

Thanks Mary Anne!!

Alcoa news :))

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Getting Ready
Oliveea and Oscar have returned! They were spotted last week, but I finally caught them in the nest yesterday morning. They still have a lot of work to do before the nest is ready, but I'm confident they can pull it off. The audio testing is almost complete. It shouldn't be much longer before we hear Oliveea and Oscar communicating. Happy Osprey watching!

3/5/13 photo

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:07 pm

I have checked this cam for over 2 years and never spotted a Osprey or bird...
Today was my lucky day :loveshow:

http://www.camzone.com/osprey

San Diego-CA (Cam is kinda fuzzy)

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 26062

OK BEth....ya know your last picture? YUP...that's usually what I see...

Beth · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:11 pm

Smith Lake 3/10 am...

Alcoa 3/10 am...

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:51 am

3/11/13 Alcoa nest update...
We have audio!!

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2638

Cape Henlopen, DE - The cam looks great, sorry about short YouTube, I'm not ready for PB tonight :thud

CAM LINKS

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 26062

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