Mar 29
Well,
it is not even the end of the of the month of March and we've already
had two Osprey sightings. The first came from Barb Jensen who saw
the Dawson Rd. female at Kensington Metropark Saturday morning,
March 26th about 9 am. The second sighting came from Dick
Chase of an osprey fishing at Turtle Rock Pond in Ann Arbor on
March 29th. Actually, the Ospreys are running a bit later than
previous years according to Barb. And she has the records to
prove it!
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Please help us keep
tabs on Southeast Michigan's ospreys. If you see an osprey, we
encourage you to report the sighting to OWSEM by email at osprey"at"owsem.org or
by phone to 810-629-0378.
Please note the
date, time and location of
the sighting and any identifying features, for example leg bands or
missing flight feathers. Ospreys may be wearing one or several bands on
their legs. The US Fish & Wildlife band is silver metal and
could be on either leg, depending on when it was banded and by whom.
The numbers on these bands are very small and will probably be
difficult, if not impossible, to read even with a good spotting scope.
Colored plastic bands may also be present, in addition to the
USF&W band, on one or both legs. There may be one, two or even
three of these colored bands. Note the color and location of the bands,
for example "right leg USF&W band with green band above, and
left leg with blue band on bottom and red band on top".
Birds that were
released as part of the Osprey Reintroduction Program of Southern
Michigan will have the USF&W band on the right leg and a bright
green metal band on the left. This green band will have very large
white text and should be easy to read (for example "C22"). We are
particularly interested in sightings of the hacked birds as it helps to
determine the success of the reintroduction project.
Thank you for your
cooperation!
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