I sat in the car for lunch today facing the fields. Two Turkey Vultures (a TV set) were coursing back and forth over the fields along with two Red-tailed Hawks. Two Killdeer were in the grass parking lot with me. There were 3 or 4 Osprey circling and landing on the huge radio tower on the adjacent police department property to the south. There is a nest on top of this tower; I'm not sure if it's new or not. It appears rather small as far as Osprey nests go but it's also at a distance. Just before I left, I drove right up to the field. A fat, golden whistle-pig was lumbering its way across the first field. At the same time, a sub-adult Bald Eagle was soaring nearby. It must have seen the woodchuck, as it immediately turned and came in for a closer, if very uninterested, look before moving on. Also, the Osprey nest in the unusual location of the union/construction training site on Victory Blvd, off Horseblock Road in Brookhaven is active again.(This nest is actually closer to the water than the one I observed today at SCF).
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