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  2. Ospreys are attempting to nest on cranes in Bellingham’s ...

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    Ospreys often reuse nests year after year, adding sticks to build them bigger with each season. Artificial Osprey nesting platforms have been shown to be beneficial for the species.

  3. Osprey - Wikipedia

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    The osprey and owls are the only raptors whose outer toe is reversible, allowing them to grasp their prey with two toes in front and two behind. This is particularly helpful when they grab slippery fish. [26] The osprey is 0.9–2.1 kg (2.0–4.6 lb) in weight and 50–66 cm (20–26 in) in length with a 127–180 cm (50–71 in) wingspan.

  4. Eastern osprey - Wikipedia

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    The eastern osprey (Pandion haliaetus cristatus) is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. They live in Oceania at coastal regions of the Australian continent, the Indonesian islands, New Guinea, and the Philippines. It is usually sedentary and pairs breed at the same nest site, building up a substantial structure on dead trees or limbs.

  5. With nests on telephone poles, once-endangered osprey are ...

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    The Forest Preserves program now bands up to 30 chicks a year, all raised by wild osprey — also known as sea hawks — that choose to build their massive nests on human-built platforms standing ...

  6. For the birds: Osprey nest removed from Washington Bridge ...

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    The nest is in close proximity to the westbound bridge scheduled for demolition shortly," Aetna Bridge's Steven Aguiar wrote in a Aug. 16 application to the state Division of Environmental ...

  7. Raptor Resource Project - Wikipedia

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    The Raptor Resource Project is a non-profit organization whose members work to preserve the health and population levels of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks and owls. The project, established in 1988, [1] [2] protects more than 40 nests and nesting areas in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Colorado. [citation needed]

  8. Ospreys are on their way back to New Jersey! Everything to ...

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    After a long winter, ospreys are on their way back to New Jersey for breeding season. Ospreys, or fish hawks, are one of the state's largest raptors. Ospreys are on their way back to New Jersey!

  9. Nest protection hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Species that reuse their nest annually are expected to benefit more from using ectoparasite-repellent greenery by warding off overwintering larvae which pose a greater threat to nestlings in spring. This was proven in a study performed on a variety of North American and European Falconiformes which found that species that made use of greenery ...