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Kim’s Naturalist Blog

Osprey & Eagle Updates
Stay up to date on who has been using the Eagle/Osprey nest located on the Block Island Utility District property.


Osprey Update: April 30
The male (on the left) just delivered a small fish for the female. She hopped off the eggs and flew away with the fish, at which point...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 30, 20241 min read


Osprey Update: April 22, 2024
Happy Earth Day. Look what we see - a second egg under the female osprey. We are not exactly sure when it was laid, but I'm guessing on...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Osprey Update: April 20, 2024
When I first noticed that the female has a band on her leg. I automatically assumed that this bird is the same as last year's (2023)...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 20, 20241 min read


Osprey Update: April 18, 2024
It's a cold, rainy, breezy day on BI. The female is standing with the egg, but soon settles down to keep it warm as the male stands by -...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 18, 20241 min read


Osprey Update: April 17, 2024
Finally the osprey pair at the power company have produced an egg. How many more will there be?
Kim Gaffett
Apr 18, 20241 min read


Osprey Update: April 2, 2024
Q. Why is one osprey sitting on the other? A. They are mating! Hope for eggs soon. Thanks to Elspeth Crawford in Edinburgh, Scotland for...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 2, 20241 min read


Osprey Update: April 1, 2024
There have been several reports over the past 3 days of both male and female osprey being in residence on the Power Co. pole. This photo...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 1, 20241 min read


March 30, 2024 - Osprey Update
Although the bald eagles are still in the neighborhood, one osprey has taken to perching, eating and claiming the platform on a regular...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 1, 20241 min read


March 27, 2024 - Eagle/Osprey Update: Ruffled Feathers
After approximately 10 days of no sighting of the eagles on the Power Company platform, both eagles showed up on the platform looking...
Kim Gaffett
Mar 28, 20241 min read


March 14, 2024: Osprey/Eagle Update
As we wait for the annual return of the osprey (on or about March 23), the web cam at the power company platform has captured lots of...
Kim Gaffett
Mar 28, 20241 min read
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