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| Name | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Celeste | 03/20/09 07:14 am | I am watching the Red tailed Hawk pecking at the nest, looking around at his surroundings. (he has flown in twice to the nest and just now left flying west) Wondering why an osprey is not there to claim the nest. Also, the male is usually the first to return to a nest, waiting for the female. To date we have not seen a male. Hoping that it's just a different pattern that we are used to, but in past years we have seen more activity. |
| Tiger | 03/20/09 07:21 am | I do not suppose you got a capture of the red tailed hawk? The Dennis that was present last year was a bit late. Maybe he is a bit like Henry was. Yes it is amazing that there seems to be so little competition for the nest. |
| Celeste | 03/20/09 07:29 am | I realized I could rewind the Real Player...here's some captures of the Red Tail Hawk..... Red Tail |
| Kelly | 03/20/09 07:36 am | Darn, missed it ... that's what I get for getting ready for work. Thanks, Celeste. |
| FOB Webmaster | 03/20/09 07:39 am | We haven't even seen a female. :-( |
| Tiger | 03/20/09 07:43 am | Thank you Celeste. Lisa I had forgotten to look for ospreys at Blackwater. As usual they have a big repair job. |
| FOB Webmaster | 03/20/09 08:16 am | Yes, for some reason it looks especially empty this year. |
| Kelly | 03/20/09 08:18 am | I've been keeping an eye on the Blackwater osprey cam ... so far only the occasional visit from an eagle. Looks like part of the floor of the nest disappeared; or is that my eyes playing tricks on me? |
| Matt | 03/20/09 08:34 am | The Red Tail was hired as a maid. The market for Red Tails has been decreasing as of late, however the Ospreys have been gaining (over 400 points as of closing yesterday) so they can afford a little bit more. With all the Red Tails being laid off, some are taking up jobs as nest maids. |
| Celeste | 03/20/09 08:46 am | Ahhh, so that's the "Inside Story".....I feel better now. :-) |
| FOB Webmaster | 03/20/09 09:18 am | Kelly, the screen floor in the nest is still there, but it's very thin, so it can look like there is no floor. But our bucket truck was at the cam a couple days ago, and they checked everything out. So the nest should hold sticks once the birds start bringing them. We just need birds. |
| Kelly | 03/20/09 09:22 am | Thanks, Lisa, for the explanation. |
| Melanie | 03/20/09 09:36 am | Matt's been watching Cramer! |
| FOB Webmaster | 03/20/09 09:41 am | One of our long-time Blackwater staff just wrote me and said he saw the first ospreys at Blackwater yesterday. So apparently some are now in the area. |
| Kelly | 03/20/09 09:42 am | Yaaay!! |
| martyc35 | 03/20/09 10:36 am | Lyn, if you look in here, I think that was the hawk you saw yesterday, coming and leaving again. I saw him, too, but so fleetingly I couldn't be sure it wasn't an osprey, but looking at Celeste's captures confirms it for me. We have seen other large birds on the nest, usually when no ospreys are around. Remember the great blue heron who landed there after the season? martyc |
| Pam | 03/20/09 11:56 am | Great captures of the Redtail Celeste. I haven't seen anything on the nest yet - must be timing it all wrong :-)) |
| FOB Webmaster | 03/20/09 02:59 pm | Bob Quinn is at Blackwater and just saw an eagle try to take a fish away from an osprey. He sent me a message on his Blackberry. :-) He's seen at least three ospreys near the first platform by the Wildlife Drive entrance. |
| Matt | 03/20/09 03:21 pm | "Bob Quinn is at Blackwater and just saw an eagle try to take a fish away from an osprey." Its things like this that remind me that I'm in the wrong job. |
| FOB Webmaster | 03/20/09 03:22 pm | haha...he's off work. He's supposed to be at OPM in DC. I think he got an early start on the weekend. :-) |
| lynn | 03/21/09 06:21 pm | Marty I think you are definitely right about the Red Tail! My thoughts on the fleeting glance I got were, smaller size, too much markings, etc., but didn't think about a Red Tail being there. Darn, I was so excited about my first Osprey sighting. Lyn |