C09,
back for the 8th time to nest at Wildwing Lake. He abandoned the tripod
nest platform that had been used for the past 6 years and rebuilt the
nest on the platform adjacent to the Hacking Tower. This is the very
same nest platform where "Bucko" was born in 2002.
If you look closely, you can see the "09" on the green hack band on his left leg.
Jim Ridley photo, used with permission.
C09
and his new mate above their nest. It was from this Jim Ridley photo
that it was evident that C09 had a new mate. Note that she does not
have any bands. C09's previous mate did.
We very much appreciate Jim letting us use his photo. Thanks Jim!
Jim Ridley photo, used with permission.
Although
difficult to see in the reduced size photo, the hovering osprey is the
new, banded male joining the Windfall Hill female this season. The new
nest is South of Dawson Rd. on the Huron River downstream from the
tripod nest platform that was used the first two years this female was
present.
This nest location is called out as "Dawson2" on the sighting map.
Jim Kortge photo, used with permission.
A
closeup of the Milford male osprey's black band with "PT" engraved on
it. This male has been with the unbanded female at that cell tower nest
since 2007.
We would very much like to have more information concerning this osprey.
Jim Kortge photo, used with permission.
A
"need-more-detail" photo of another male osprey intruder photographed
at the Milford cell tower nest. This male has a US Fish and Wildlife
band on his right leg and a green band with the numbers "34" on it.
We're wondering if it is C34 from the 2001 group of ospreys released from the Kensington hacking project.
C09,
back for the 8th time to nest at Wildwing Lake. He abandoned the tripod
nest platform that had been used for the past 6 years and rebuilt the
nest on the platform adjacent to the Hacking Tower. This is the very
same nest platform where "Bucko" was born in 2002.
