Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
This Nest is on the MDS( Mountain Daylight Savings) Time Zone
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https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/hellgate-ospreys/
Welcome to the 2022 Season At Hellgate Canyon Osprey Nest
This Osprey nest is at the mouth of the spectacular Hellgate Canyon at the edge of Missoula, Montana. It’s in a very busy location, right outside the Riverside Health Care Center and next to busy parking lots, a construction site, a busy highway, and a railroad. However, it’s also an ideal location in many ways, since these Ospreys have riverfront property only about 50 feet from the Clark Fork River. Being so close to people does not bother them, and hundreds of people enjoy watching them every day.
And this is Iris.. the Queen of this nest .. she is one of oldest Osprey in the world . Scap courtesan Heather L
Cam Link .. No chat .. '
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/hellgate-ospreys/
Welcome to the 2022 Season At Hellgate Canyon Osprey Nest
This Osprey nest is at the mouth of the spectacular Hellgate Canyon at the edge of Missoula, Montana. It’s in a very busy location, right outside the Riverside Health Care Center and next to busy parking lots, a construction site, a busy highway, and a railroad. However, it’s also an ideal location in many ways, since these Ospreys have riverfront property only about 50 feet from the Clark Fork River. Being so close to people does not bother them, and hundreds of people enjoy watching them every day.
And this is Iris.. the Queen of this nest .. she is one of oldest Osprey in the world . Scap courtesan Heather L
Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
The female Osprey at this nest is called Iris because she has very distinctive spots on her iris, especially in her left eye. These iris patterns serve as individual barcodes and allow us to identify her. She has nested at this site for many years. Her mate of many years, Stanley, did not return in 2016, and she attempted to breed with a new male dubbed "Louis" after an influential local Salish elder named Louis Adams
Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
Ospreys are consummate fishing birds, and this pair fishes primarily from the Clark Fork River and nearby Rattlesnake Creek. They use their 6–7 foot wingspans to soar above the water, looking for fish, then diving as deep as 3 feet for shallow-swimming prey. Adult Ospreys usually weigh 3–4 pounds, and they can carry prey up to 50 percent of their own weight. Ospreys can live up to 25 years, and they typically lay 1–4 eggs in a clutch
The nest used to be on a power pole about 200 feet west of where it is now. This was dangerous, since the Ospreys could have been electrocuted, causing fires and power blackouts. In 2007, the current nest platform was erected to provide a safer place for the Ospreys to nest. They took to it immediately. Getting the new nest platform set up, and installing and running to high resolution camera for this feed for you to enjoy has been a large effort involving many groups: Riverside Health Care Center, Karen Wagner, Kate Davis and Raptors of the Rockies, Northwestern Energy, Dave Taylor Roofing Company, and Dr. Erick Greene of the University of Montana.
The nest used to be on a power pole about 200 feet west of where it is now. This was dangerous, since the Ospreys could have been electrocuted, causing fires and power blackouts. In 2007, the current nest platform was erected to provide a safer place for the Ospreys to nest. They took to it immediately. Getting the new nest platform set up, and installing and running to high resolution camera for this feed for you to enjoy has been a large effort involving many groups: Riverside Health Care Center, Karen Wagner, Kate Davis and Raptors of the Rockies, Northwestern Energy, Dave Taylor Roofing Company, and Dr. Erick Greene of the University of Montana.
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Weather Report
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/we ... a/missoula
Link to Facebook
Link to 2021 viewtopic.php?f=38&t=539&p=402653#p402653
incubation Period for eggs. 35 - 42 days.
Chicks fledge between 53 and 60 days
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/we ... a/missoula
Link to Facebook
Link to 2021 viewtopic.php?f=38&t=539&p=402653#p402653
incubation Period for eggs. 35 - 42 days.
Chicks fledge between 53 and 60 days
Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
TIME LINE
[*] Cam on Line .. all year ! [/b]
[*]Adults Return . APRIL 5 Louis.... APRIL 7 Iris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3C04qLkeyg
[*]Eggs Laid..
[*]Eggs Laid. Egg #1 Laid May 3rd Collapsed and Eaten by Ravens May 17th , Egg #2 Laid May 10th Destroyed/Eaten by Ravens May 17th EGG #3 laid Eaten by Ravens'
[*]Last Seen ...... Sept. 16 08:07, 9/16 Enjoy this video from the Lab of Iris on the Owl Pole with a breakfast fish she consumes.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6WzSfu1Bm_I
#HellgateOsprey[/b][/size]
Iris again with another fish at 7:19pm
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[*] Cam on Line .. all year ! [/b]
[*]Adults Return . APRIL 5 Louis.... APRIL 7 Iris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3C04qLkeyg
[*]Eggs Laid..
[*]Eggs Laid. Egg #1 Laid May 3rd Collapsed and Eaten by Ravens May 17th , Egg #2 Laid May 10th Destroyed/Eaten by Ravens May 17th EGG #3 laid Eaten by Ravens'
[*]Last Seen ...... Sept. 16 08:07, 9/16 Enjoy this video from the Lab of Iris on the Owl Pole with a breakfast fish she consumes.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6WzSfu1Bm_I
#HellgateOsprey[/b][/size]
Iris again with another fish at 7:19pm
viewtopic.php?p=609595#p609595
Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
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
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
Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
FRIDAY APRIL1. 2022
APRIL 7 4:57PM WITH THANKS TO HEATHER L
IRIS IS THE NEST
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@HellgateOsprey
17:05, 4/7 Look who has arrived! Welcome home, Iris! #HellgateOspreyI was right Yay!!! Conformation from Hellgate Hellgate Osprey
APRIL 7 4:57PM WITH THANKS TO HEATHER L
IRIS IS THE NEST
viewtopic.php?p=562554#p562554
@HellgateOsprey
17:05, 4/7 Look who has arrived! Welcome home, Iris! #HellgateOspreyI was right Yay!!! Conformation from Hellgate Hellgate Osprey
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The stall guard in awaiting of Iris
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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
Cute Ferenz.....thank you Bev for the direction to here. I am happy if Iris is indeed back (or whomever was). A new season will be beginning.
Heather, thank you for the news.
I can only post occasionally, I am sorry.
carolyn
Heather, thank you for the news.
I can only post occasionally, I am sorry.
carolyn
An upside down dog is a happy dog dreaming sweet dreams.
carolyn
carolyn
Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest ..2022
Thank you Bev , Ferenz and Carolyn . Sadly Hellgate determined it wasn't Iris , maybe L'el'e
Sorry couldn't be here yesterday and not sure how often I will be available to post
Sorry couldn't be here yesterday and not sure how often I will be available to post
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SUNDAY APRIL 3 , 2022
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Saw some crows flying North East and Upriver , flew over the parking lot 8:36 am
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Northern Flicker arrived 9:50 am flew off 9:51 am