Yesterday my wife and I visited the Eagle nest and observed the "adult" on the nest with the sub-adult in a nearby tree. After awhile it took off and went hunting and was harassed periodically by other osprey that have established territory. We also observed a pair of osprey breeding and saw some sky-dancing with the male offering a fresh river herring.
I would expect the eagles to be hatching very shortly... though I'm leaving for vacation in a week so I won't be able to get in much observation for awhile. Does anyone know what happens if they aren't successful? Do they stay in the same area near the nest or do they go wander? Thanks Photos and more can be found here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2015/04/plenty-of-osprey-and-some-eagle-action.html -- - Luke Ormand www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
