That's the second pair trying to nest on CU campus athletic field lights. I think CU should consider putting up a safe osprey platform or two! Candace
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Anne Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Today about 11-1130, a pair of ospreys, one clasping a 6-8 inch fish with > both feet, circled, giving high calls, and repeatedly alighted on the > playing field lights just W of the Woods and N across Jessup Rd from the > Purcell Center. They moved off toward the north, appearing to stay for a > while almost to Pleasant Grove Place (from my vantage point in Alot). > > After a bit, the one with the fish flew S toward me (still closer to PL. > Grove Pl) giving high cries again, and suddenly another was flying fast > after it. For a moment, I thought it was its fast flying mate, but it was > an adult bald eagle. It very handily caught up, the osprey dropped the > fish, the eagle caught it, and beat its way west (essentially toward the > Lake, I guess). > > Anne Clark > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
