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We recently installed two Osprey nest platforms per the request of the homeowner at one of our sites in the North County.
The Osprey
(Pandion
haliaetus)is a large fish-eating hawk and a top consumer in the food chain. Like
Bald Eagles, Ospreys declined following the widespread use of the
pesticide DDT. Now that DDT has been banned in the United States for 40
years, the Osprey is a common sight in open habitats near water. Ospreys
are good indicators of environmental toxins, and their recent rebound
is a positive sign. - nestwatch.org
The Osprey readily builds its nest on man-made structures, such as
telephone poles, channel markers, duck blinds, and nest platforms designed especially
for it. Such platforms have become an important tool in reestablishing Ospreys
in areas where they had disappeared. In some areas nests are placed almost
exclusively on artificial structures. –
allaboutbirds.org
The crew may get to see an actual nest building as it progresses.
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