HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
WELCOME TO THE 2020 SEASON OF THE HALIFAX OSPREY NEST
THIS NEST IS ON ADT
LINK TO CAM
No IR and No sound on this Cam...'
YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPh1GWq39KY
Thank you N.S. Power for this cam and thank you HWF for featuring it on your website along with a nest thread where we can post our observations, scaps and videos......giving us the opportunity to learn about these beautiful birds....
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Link to 2019 viewtopic.php?p=139378#p139378
2019 Closing Post and Nest Summary viewtopic.php?p=238509#p238509
WEATHER REPORT
In 2008 Nova Scotia Power and the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History launched the Osprey cam to track the family of Ethel and Oscar and their offspring.. after nesting on a utility pole, power line technicians moved the nest to a safe location where the Osprey have returned to each spring.. for the protection of the birds the actual location of the nest is not released.
THIS NEST IS ON ADT
LINK TO CAM
No IR and No sound on this Cam...'
YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPh1GWq39KY
Thank you N.S. Power for this cam and thank you HWF for featuring it on your website along with a nest thread where we can post our observations, scaps and videos......giving us the opportunity to learn about these beautiful birds....
Link to 2019 viewtopic.php?p=139378#p139378
2019 Closing Post and Nest Summary viewtopic.php?p=238509#p238509
WEATHER REPORT
In 2008 Nova Scotia Power and the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History launched the Osprey cam to track the family of Ethel and Oscar and their offspring.. after nesting on a utility pole, power line technicians moved the nest to a safe location where the Osprey have returned to each spring.. for the protection of the birds the actual location of the nest is not released.
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
Time Line
[*] Cam on Line April 8
[*]Adults Return April 8 .. waiting to see 2 on the nest
April 11 Oacar and Ethel on the nest viewtopic.php?p=311786#p311786
[*]Eggs Laid. Egg #1 ,May 1 seen around 2pm ...
May 4 Egg #2 at 7:35a viewtopic.php?p=325628#p325628
May 7 Egg #3 at 00:48am viewtopic.php?p=327298#p3272
[*]Eggs Hatched June 7 , 6:07pm .. Egg # 1 .. 37days old viewtopic.php?p=343046#p343046
June 9, 11:19 am.. .Egg # 2 .. 36 days old
viewtopic.php?p=343870#p343870
June 11 at 5:35 pm Egg # 3.. 35days old
viewtopic.php?p=344872#p344872
[*]Chicks named June 24...viewtopic.php?p=350645#p350645
July 15 Puck is 38 days old .....Nick 36 days old ....Lena 34 days old ... they each made a good attempt at self feeding and got a couple of bites from a rather tough flounder
July 16 .July 17 All three are self feeding ...Mom feeds them also.. Lena is best at self feeding so far ..5 weeks +
July 28 .. Kids spent their first night alone on the nest .
viewtopic.php?p=365875#p365875
[*]Fledged July 31 at 2:09pm Puck .. 7 weeks + 5 Days old viewtopic.php?p=366786#p366786
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgcQZAoqAsU
August 1 at 11:23a Nick... 7 weeks +4 days old ....viewtopic.php?p=367117#p367117
August 7 at 11:51a Lena ... 8 weeks + one day old
viewtopic.php?p=368608#p368608
August 12 .. First Night alone on nest for all three....
viewtopic.php?p=369753#p369753
[*] Last seen
August 30..Puck..12 weeks old .84 days old
August 31..Mom and Nick... Nick 11 weeks + 6 days old .. 83 days old
September 9 ..Dad and Lena Lena 12weeks+ 6days...90 days
September 10 .8:43 AM
Steve Ruxton
OK I just came from checking out the nest. I didn't take a camera and I did see 1 Osprey perched in a tree. It was calling but didn't sound like the calls C3 makes when hungry, it could have been Dad..Steve went back and Dad was gone.. Dad made sure Lena was already gone
[*] Cam on Line April 8
[*]Adults Return April 8 .. waiting to see 2 on the nest
April 11 Oacar and Ethel on the nest viewtopic.php?p=311786#p311786
[*]Eggs Laid. Egg #1 ,May 1 seen around 2pm ...
May 4 Egg #2 at 7:35a viewtopic.php?p=325628#p325628
May 7 Egg #3 at 00:48am viewtopic.php?p=327298#p3272
[*]Eggs Hatched June 7 , 6:07pm .. Egg # 1 .. 37days old viewtopic.php?p=343046#p343046
June 9, 11:19 am.. .Egg # 2 .. 36 days old
viewtopic.php?p=343870#p343870
June 11 at 5:35 pm Egg # 3.. 35days old
viewtopic.php?p=344872#p344872
[*]Chicks named June 24...viewtopic.php?p=350645#p350645
July 15 Puck is 38 days old .....Nick 36 days old ....Lena 34 days old ... they each made a good attempt at self feeding and got a couple of bites from a rather tough flounder
July 16 .July 17 All three are self feeding ...Mom feeds them also.. Lena is best at self feeding so far ..5 weeks +
July 28 .. Kids spent their first night alone on the nest .
viewtopic.php?p=365875#p365875
[*]Fledged July 31 at 2:09pm Puck .. 7 weeks + 5 Days old viewtopic.php?p=366786#p366786
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgcQZAoqAsU
August 1 at 11:23a Nick... 7 weeks +4 days old ....viewtopic.php?p=367117#p367117
August 7 at 11:51a Lena ... 8 weeks + one day old
viewtopic.php?p=368608#p368608
August 12 .. First Night alone on nest for all three....
viewtopic.php?p=369753#p369753
[*] Last seen
August 30..Puck..12 weeks old .84 days old
August 31..Mom and Nick... Nick 11 weeks + 6 days old .. 83 days old
September 9 ..Dad and Lena Lena 12weeks+ 6days...90 days
September 10 .8:43 AM
Steve Ruxton
OK I just came from checking out the nest. I didn't take a camera and I did see 1 Osprey perched in a tree. It was calling but didn't sound like the calls C3 makes when hungry, it could have been Dad..Steve went back and Dad was gone.. Dad made sure Lena was already gone
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Information..
Bonding. The pair are confirming their bond from last season.
Mating, you will see the female's tail up.
Possessive, you will see a quick on and off by the male, and other indications off territory disputes.
Post by Judy B re ...Osprey
Osprey information
Osprey Facts.....Rutland Osprey
2014 Ground pictures of this nest
Ground Pictures of Nest visit August 7 , 2018
viewtopic.php?p=93688#p93688
The annual migration by Ospreys from northern breeding grounds to southern wintering spots and back again never ceases to amaze or raise questions. Here, Dr. Bob Kennedy answers a few
Read Here and Scroll Down
Osprey with fishDescription: Also known as the “fish hawk,” ospreys are raptors that are well adapted for fishing. They have long legs and large feet with specialized barbs on the pads, hooked talons, and a reversible outer toe that allows them to easily grasp fish with two toes pointing front and two pointing rear. They have an oily waterproof coating on their wings, and they can close their nostrils when they plunge into the water. They have slender bodies and long wings that are bent at the ‘wrist’. Their strong wings give them extra lift to fly up and out of the water with a heavy fish. They have a black bill with a sharp hook for eating fish.
Here is great article on
Bird Emotions
Do Birds Have Feelings?
BY MELISSA MAYNTZ
Updated 02/23/17
https://www.thespruce.com/examining-bir ... ons-386439
Bonding. The pair are confirming their bond from last season.
Mating, you will see the female's tail up.
Possessive, you will see a quick on and off by the male, and other indications off territory disputes.
Post by Judy B re ...Osprey
Osprey information
Osprey Facts.....Rutland Osprey
2014 Ground pictures of this nest
Ground Pictures of Nest visit August 7 , 2018
viewtopic.php?p=93688#p93688
The annual migration by Ospreys from northern breeding grounds to southern wintering spots and back again never ceases to amaze or raise questions. Here, Dr. Bob Kennedy answers a few
Read Here and Scroll Down
Osprey with fishDescription: Also known as the “fish hawk,” ospreys are raptors that are well adapted for fishing. They have long legs and large feet with specialized barbs on the pads, hooked talons, and a reversible outer toe that allows them to easily grasp fish with two toes pointing front and two pointing rear. They have an oily waterproof coating on their wings, and they can close their nostrils when they plunge into the water. They have slender bodies and long wings that are bent at the ‘wrist’. Their strong wings give them extra lift to fly up and out of the water with a heavy fish. They have a black bill with a sharp hook for eating fish.
Here is great article on
Bird Emotions
Do Birds Have Feelings?
BY MELISSA MAYNTZ
Updated 02/23/17
https://www.thespruce.com/examining-bir ... ons-386439
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
Excellent Article by Judy B
http://archive.hancockwildlife.org/foru ... 748#673748
Articles by Irish Eyes '
http://archive.hancockwildlife.org/foru ... 382#686382
Article by Dr. Eric Green
https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/con ... spreys.asp
Note of interest.. Mc Nabs Island is across the water from where live... we went there a few times in our row boat ! well I only went once !
I guess what I am saying is that Fledging osprey are not taught to fish.. they learn on their own and by watching ... another example is Osprey in Hack Towers .. they are on their own..
How do Osprey Learn to Fish
https://ospreywatch.blogspot.com/2013/0 ... -dyfi.html
http://archive.hancockwildlife.org/foru ... 748#673748
Articles by Irish Eyes '
http://archive.hancockwildlife.org/foru ... 382#686382
Article by Dr. Eric Green
https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/con ... spreys.asp
Note of interest.. Mc Nabs Island is across the water from where live... we went there a few times in our row boat ! well I only went once !
I guess what I am saying is that Fledging osprey are not taught to fish.. they learn on their own and by watching ... another example is Osprey in Hack Towers .. they are on their own..
How do Osprey Learn to Fish
https://ospreywatch.blogspot.com/2013/0 ... -dyfi.html
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
FYI \\This is the Red Fish we are seeing
https://www.seafoodsource.com/seafood-h ... ntic-ocean
Perch, Atlantic Ocean
January 23, 2014
Although the Pacific Ocean claims over 50 species in the Sebastes genus, the Atlantic has only one ocean perch, a slow-growing, deepwater fish with bright-red or orange-red coloring. Atlantic ocean perch are not actually perch. They’re rockfish that travel in large schools. They are called redfish in New England and eastern Canada and should not be confused with redfish from the Gulf of Mexico, which are drums. Ocean perch is a leading retail product in the Midwest, where the name “perch” is an easy sell because of its freshwater connotation. Atlantic ocean perch are found in offshore waters of the Atlantic from southern Labrador to the Gulf of Maine and on the other side of the Atlantic off Germany, Denmark, Iceland and Norway. Most Atlantic ocean perch are trawl-caught and weigh up to 5 pounds, though market weights typically range from 1 1/2 to 2 pounds.
Thanks Agnes for researching this
Link
https://www.seafoodsource.com/seafood-h ... ntic-ocean
Perch, Atlantic Ocean
January 23, 2014
Although the Pacific Ocean claims over 50 species in the Sebastes genus, the Atlantic has only one ocean perch, a slow-growing, deepwater fish with bright-red or orange-red coloring. Atlantic ocean perch are not actually perch. They’re rockfish that travel in large schools. They are called redfish in New England and eastern Canada and should not be confused with redfish from the Gulf of Mexico, which are drums. Ocean perch is a leading retail product in the Midwest, where the name “perch” is an easy sell because of its freshwater connotation. Atlantic ocean perch are found in offshore waters of the Atlantic from southern Labrador to the Gulf of Maine and on the other side of the Atlantic off Germany, Denmark, Iceland and Norway. Most Atlantic ocean perch are trawl-caught and weigh up to 5 pounds, though market weights typically range from 1 1/2 to 2 pounds.
Thanks Agnes for researching this
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020
With thanks to Ferenz
From Carolyn
Bev is going to be so thrilled.....as am I Ferenz....thank you!
carolyn
With thanks to Ferenz
From Halifax blog >>
The osprey is back April 8/2020
From Carolyn
Bev is going to be so thrilled.....as am I Ferenz....thank you!
carolyn
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
I have a few from the DVR.. no time '
One in with seaweed
This looks like Ethel.. not sure though
One in with seaweed
This looks like Ethel.. not sure though
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
1:39pm
?Oscar looking over the area Later ..
? Ethel on the nest
, And leaving
?Oscar looking over the area Later ..
? Ethel on the nest
, And leaving
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
8:53 pm
Dark on the empty nest I hope we Two Osprey on the nest tomorrow to confirm with are home
I am thrilled to see the Osprey back
Goodnight everyone
Dark on the empty nest I hope we Two Osprey on the nest tomorrow to confirm with are home
I am thrilled to see the Osprey back
Goodnight everyone
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
THURSDAY , APRIL 9, 2020
Good Morning Ferenz , Carolyn and everyone !
Weather Report
Good Morning Ferenz , Carolyn and everyone !
Weather Report
Re: HALIFAX OSPREY NEST ... 2020
7:48a
Osprey on the nest 7:49a
Moving a stick Working in the nest
Osprey on the nest 7:49a
Moving a stick Working in the nest