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Osprey Update: April 10, 2025
On an initially cloudy chilly April 10th the female starting incubating 1 egg. Hopefully in the next couple of days there will be...
Kim Gaffett


Osprey Update
March 31, 2025 This year's female is banded on the right leg - the same as last year's. It is likely that it is the same female. Today...
Kim Gaffett


2025 Welcome Back Ospreys
March 26, 2025 And now there are 2. On March 18 the first Osprey (presumably the male) returned to the power company platform, and on...
Kim Gaffett
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Osprey Update
March 31, 2025 This year's female is banded on the right leg - the same as last year's. It is likely that it is the same female. Today...
Kim Gaffett
Mar 311 min read
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Osprey Update: July 5
At 5.5 weeks old, the osprey nestlings at the power company platform are ready to be banded. So many thanks to the company staff for...
Kim Gaffett
Jul 7, 20241 min read
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Osprey Update: July 4
These young osprey were 5 weeks old on July 1st & 2nd. It is always surprising how fast they grow. In this photo one of the nestling is...
Kim Gaffett
Jul 4, 20241 min read
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Osprey Update: May 27
Happy Memorial Day. We are celebrating with the observation that the 1st osprey chick has hatched. The image is a bit blurry - thus the...
Kim Gaffett
May 27, 20241 min read
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Osprey Update: May 24
Here the male and female are switching egg-sitting places. This pair has been taking turns on the eggs pretty regularly. It is getting...
Kim Gaffett
May 24, 20241 min read
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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
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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
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