AERO is the name selected for the Osprey Chick

Yes, we have a name for the osprey chick.  It is AERO.  The name was submitted by Sheryl Faller and selected by majority vote.  Sheryl tells us that "Aero" denotes something of the "air" like aeronautical.  It is also Middle English for "one."

Aero is growing fast.  His/Her parents are spending a lot of time hunting and feeding.  And this last week they are on extra duty of shading Aero from the hot July sun.

Keep watching.  rcc

Only One Chick

We have been able to confirm only one chick on the nest.  He/She is growing fast.  Keep watching.  If you have any suggestions for a name for the young osprey, send them to rcloydchris@juno.com.

WE HAVE CHICKS

Today was the first time that I observed the female feeding chicks.  The chicks are still only a few days old...they aren't sticking their heads above the bowl of the nest yet.  Be patient, they soon will and then we will know how many there are.  Be thinking of some names to give them.

WEB PHOTO OF OSPREY EGGS AND HATCHING CHICKS

Osprey Incubating Clutch of Eggs

Our resident pair of ospreys is incubating eggs.  If you watch consistently you may catch the male bringing in fish to his mate.  As near as we can tell, the incubation process started about May 1st.  That means we should have chicks sometime during the first week of June.  So, keep watching.  We w
ill have a chick naming contest once we know how many hatch,  rcc

The Ospreys are back

The ospreys are back for another nesting season.  They are currently in nest building mode.  It will be another week or two before eggs are laid.

Technical Difficulties

We are experiencing some transmission and operation difficulties with the webcam.  It will take some on site maintenance...climbing up to the camera and transmitter to fix the situation.  SOOOOO, stay tuned.  We want to get the camera operating again so we can experience winter wildlife on the refuge


And, YES, the ospreys have left...headed south for the winter.

Fishin' & Wishin' Preparing to Head South

Fishen' & Wishin' are still using the nest as home base and will continue to do so until they migrate in September. The female adult usually migrates first, while the male adult remains behind to help the young with meals. The male will migrate about the same time as the young, which is a few weeks after the mother, depending on the chicks' development. All but the southernmost breeding populations in North America are migratory, vacating their breeding grounds in late summer for rain-forest rivers and fish-rich seacoasts and lakes of Central and South America.