The ospreys are back at the nest on top of the light standard at Badenoch south of Guelph. This one is a bit unusual in that there is no water immediately apparent and they are nesting on a soccer field so you can get pretty close and they are not perturbed by oglers. All the rest of the stadium lighting as been removed for some reason (too expensive to run?). Ordinarily I wouldn't broadcast nests but this one is pretty obvious and right on the road where there are cars whizzing by as well as houses.
Badenoch is a crossroads east of Highway 6 about 5 km. South on Hwy 6 from the 40l to the center of Morriston (the town just south of the 401). At the stoplight, turn left and drive about 5 km to the crossroads. Can't miss it. PS. The body of water of interest to the ospreys is Mountsberg reservoir which is across the 401 from the nest - easy for osprey, not so easy for those of us in cars. Jennifer Minogue _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
