Well, this is my miserable bird identification admission. 🤦🏽♀️ The bird was a Redtail Hawk and it was a Redtail Hawk nest that was disturbed. Please accept my apologies. The young birds are still around. Regi
____________ “There is a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future on the planet.” Hans-Otto Partner, co-chair, 2022 IPCC working group > On Jul 7, 2022, at 6:00 PM, job121...@verizon.net wrote: > > > To my knowledge, there is no osprey nest in that area but Candace Cornell & > my daughter, Becky Sewell, have the current lists of nests in the Cayuga > Basin. I have been tallying ospreys & nests for many yrs. & Candace blames me > for whetting her interest. She & Becky took over because of my age (now 89) & > health issues & the fact that my husband had had a stoke & I needed to be > here. > If your bird was able to fly to the roof, (most unusual since they prefer > trees or power poles) it will be where its parents can hear its cries & feed > it. It is not common for an osprey to be on the ground unless it is unable to > fly. > > Fritzie B. > Union Springs > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Sent: Wed, Jul 6, 2022 3:00 pm > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Displaced ospreys on Chestnut St. > > This morning I was at a meeting discussing the careless and unfortunate > recent removal of many mature oaks and maples at LACS (the Alternative > School) on Chestnut St. > > One of the participants was convinced that an Osprey nest had been > destroyed in the process. > > *Key point: While we met outside on the South side of the building a young > Osprey walked around on the lawn next to the building about 30’ away from us. > It stood by the building for about 10 minutes. When we left, it flew up on > the roof. > > Could someone check the area to see if the birds are okay? We have foxes in > the neighborhood and a young bird standing around isn’t safe. > > Thanks, > Regi > > > > -- -- 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/ --