This morning an Osprey on the Union field light pole swooped down to the grass, appeared to grab something tiny, alight back on the pole, then swoop down again and appear to grab something invisible to me, and go back up onto the pole. The pole was swaying a bit in the wind.
On Mar 29, 2023, at 19:33, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: It’s possible that the 2 Ospreys atop the Union Fields nest were males glowering at each other or enjoying social time until the females arrive. One Osprey was on that nest this afternoon. I couldn’t check all the possible perches among other light arrays for a second bird. Today at Allan Treman I saw a single Osprey for awhile atop the perch on the platform nearest the Hangar Theatre. I agree that’s likely a male, and I don’t know if he is just checking out sites or is trying to claim that site or actually used it last year and is very possessive. But he didn’t stay there a long time. Then there’s the nest which has been used for many years in the field NW of the marina and closer to the lake. For awhile today there were 2 Ospreys on it side by side close together. Were they chummy, or was a second one trying to evict the first? At one point I saw fluttering which suggested copulation, but I wasn’t quick enough with the binoculars to be sure. Meanwhile a 3rd Osprey was perched in a tree nearby. And a few minutes later all 3 had flown off. It’s possible that none of these nests are actually claimed yet. But I’m letting Candace know what I - who am not an Osprey expert - observe. And I urge everyone else to do the same. Additional observations at Allan Treman today include: A swooping display flight high over the south end of Allan Treman State Marine Park, although the Osprey was not carrying a fish or stick as they often do in displays. My guess is it’s the same bird who was on the Hangar nest. An Osprey eating a fish atop a tree in Jetty Woods near the north end along Cayuga Inlet while another Osprey perched atop another tree farther south but not close enough to the platform at the NW corner of Newman Golf Course to say to me that it was interested in that site. - - Dave Nutter On Mar 29, 2023, at 4:40 PM, Gloria Sage <gws...@gmail.com<mailto:gws...@gmail.com>> wrote: I think that male Ospreys come north first and prepare a nest. The females come later. Gloria Sage -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
