Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by Woodlands Bleu » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:20 am

Iris is looking fantastic. Have you noticed how much "fuller" she looks after migration than later in the season? I got chills when I saw she was back at first, borderline tears, but happy ones. It's hard to imagine the long migration she does and then voila, Iris!

Iris you warm our hearts,
which in my humble opinion, is a
very good start to a new year.....

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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by IrishEyes » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:46 am

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 , 2019

Good Morning Hellgate Osprey and everyone !

Weather Report
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8:38a
Quiet on the empty nest
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I checked the DVR on both cams and no sign of Iris so far this morning !

Reminder when posting videos please give credit to the person or from (Hellgate Osprey) that did it and if we are posting from what we see on the cam chat .. the same thing applies .... like "I read this on the cam chat.."
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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by IrishEyes » Wed Apr 03, 2019 11:27 am

Hellgate Canyon Ospreys ~ Iris' 2nd Touchdown At Her Nest, April 03, 2019 with thanks to LawLin 72


:vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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10:02a
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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by Ferenz » Wed Apr 03, 2019 11:54 am

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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by IrishEyes » Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:32 pm

Thanks Ferenz

3:28pm
Quiet at the empty nest
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As far as I know Iris hasn't been back since this morning!
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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by IrishEyes » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:00 pm

7:55p
Daylight is fading on the empty nest
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Goodnight Iris and everyone !
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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by Heather L » Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:19 pm

Thank you Bev, Carolyn and Ferenz. Hope Louis arrives soon . :luck:

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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by Woodlands Bleu » Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:25 am

Iris is most likely off eating and filling up after migration, she has time to be on the nest for sure.

As for Louis, Heather, he will be back, no sooner than he arrives. :)
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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by IrishEyes » Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:35 am

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 , 2019

Good Morning Hellgate , Carolyn, Heather , Ferenz and everyone ! Keeping good thoughts that Louis will arrive soon! :)

Happy Wedding Anniversary Carolyn to you and Bill ~ :huggie:

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Dark at the empty nest
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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by IrishEyes » Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:40 am

From Face Book with thanks to Eric Greene

April 2 at 10:38 AM


Woo hoo!! Iris returned to the Hellgate nest at 9:52 AM on 2 April! No doubt about it - look at those speckled irises. She is looking hale and hearty! Also her behavior is that of a very confident, returning bird. This is her nest, and she knows it.
She is an amazing bird - probably about 24 years old at least. This will be her 12th breeding season at this nest since this nest pole was put up. Before that, she nested for at least 10 years on the power poles where the very scary fake owl sits. And Ospreys generally don't start breeding until they are 3-5 years old. So that gives an estimate of 24 years. This makes Iris one of the oldest known Ospreys in the world.
She looks in great shape, and all ready to go for another season. Now just hoping that Louis survived the winter.
Best, Erick Greene

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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by IrishEyes » Thu Apr 04, 2019 5:50 am

6:48a
Daylight is breaking on the empty nest
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8:06a
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No sign of Iris so far this morning ~

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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by Heather L » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:14 am

Thank you Bev, Did a quick check on dvr , quiet at nest .

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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by Heather L » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:15 am

Woodlands Bleu wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:25 am
Iris is most likely off eating and filling up after migration, she has time to be on the nest for sure.

As for Louis, Heather, he will be back, no sooner than he arrives. :)
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Thank you Carolyn and Happy Anniversary!!!

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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by Woodlands Bleu » Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:38 pm

Thank you Heather!

Waiting for the ospreys......
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Re: Hellgate Canyon MT Osprey Nest .. 2019

Post by IrishEyes » Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:14 pm

3:08p
Checking in here and nest is empty
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I checked the cam chat and I didn't see any mention of Iris being on the nest today but I could have missed it !

From FaceBook
March 24 at 7:44 PM ·

Hello everyone!
Osprey season is just around the corner, and we wanted to give you an update on what we have been doing in preparation.
Charles Eldermire (director of Cornell Lab of Ornithology's bird camera program) was here all last week. It was great that Charles was here for so long, because we had a bunch of technical glitches, and he is a grand master at figuring out stuff like that! Dale Beavers of Garden City Tree Service provided his trusty bucket truck and years of expertise of working with us at Osprey nests. We were finally able to get up a new IR Illuminator, so we can watch the nest at night. (The old one got fried in a power surge, and we did not want to replace it during the breeding season because we would disturb Iris, Louis and L'el'e). We also put in a brand new camera, that can focus closer than the last one. So now we will be able to zoom in all the way and focus on eggs and chicks. What a concept!!
I have attached some photos to give you an idea of the camera upgrade operation.
We are all hoping that Iris and Louis both survived the winter. If they did, they should be back soon!
Best, Erick Greene

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