All's right with the world once the Ospreys return . . . and now they are back.
As of this morning, many of the breeding Ospreys in the Ithaca and Lansing area have returned to their nests. I can't be sure if these are the same birds as last year, but their behavior indicates they are. A few of the nesters along Rt 90 have reclaimed their nests and the others are surely on their way! No Ospreys nesting along Rt 89 yet. From a limited time of observation, it appears that the new disks on 5&20 are attracting limited Ospreys, but none have been claimed. The male that was nesting on the oldest 5&20 nest has not returned since his nest was removed and replaced with a disk. By next week hopefully most nests in the basin will be filled and we should be able to ascertain if all the mates made it safely home. Be on the lookout for the Ospreys high in the air sky dancing, as they woo their mates with sticks or fish in their talons. It's fascinating to watch the Ospreys do fly-bys, breaking off sticks from the bare treetops to place in their nests. It can be quite comical if the stick does not give way. Eyes to the sky! Candace All Eyes on Ospreys WATCH! Salt Point Osprey Nest Cam 2021 <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfnE74qpNoi7nG3mfL-TIQ> READ! On Osprey Time—a blog on the Ospreys of Salt Point <https://www.lansingrec.com/parks/20-salt-point/salt-point-articles/27-on-osprey-time> VISIT! Cayuga Lake Osprey Trail <https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=fb09815967204bfc9386fe2d4d78f1b0> On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 11:30 AM Robyn Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > For those keeping track, I saw 2 Ospreys sitting on the Myers Hill nest > platform in Lansing yesterday around 7:20pm. > > > > I did hear one at Salt Point on Sunday, but I believe it was already > reported. > > > > Robyn Bailey > > > > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <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/ --
