Seeing the recent posts related to the subject and being Chairman of the Avian Records Committee of the Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club in Orange County I can tell you that there are NO records of Osprey nesting at any time in our county. It is an issue that I try to remain conscious of because there are many locations with varied habitats that look like they should be ideal for them. Seeing them yearly nesting at the Bashakill Wildlife Area and not being very far from that I have been expecting that one find day we would find them. One of the strong locations is the miles of waterfront on the Hudson River on the Eastern edge of our county. It is easy to picture pairs of them finding suitable habitat and yet we have not had that happen yet.
Hope springs eternal because the finding of Bald Eagles nesting in this county about 7 years ago was the FIRST time since Dr. Mearns had found them nesting in Highland Falls in 1890 and now we know of five nesting sites within the county. We'll keep looking!
Ken McDermott
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