There was a fairly bad thunderstorm last night in the area and our Osprey Webcam is currently offline. Crews are on site this morning trying to determine what exactly happened and how long it will take to fix. Depending on what the problem is, it may take anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. We fear that lightning may have struck nearby and caused an electrical problem in the camera.
I will write and update here on the blog as soon as I know more. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Since neither of our Osprey are currently banded, we are often asked how viewers can tell the difference between the male and female. To help you figure out which bird you are looking at on the webcam, we have put together this short paragraph on identification.
The female Osprey (as with most raptors) is usually bigger than the male. Our two birds appear to be about the same size, but the female is slightly bulkier right now. However, his identification feature is only helpful when the two birds are side-by-side.
Another trait of female Osprey is a more speckled chest area, or brown streaking on the breast. The male of the species Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to our NEW osprey camera blog. The last blog site we were using wasn’t as user friendly as we hoped so we moved to this new one. Feel free to leave us feedback on our new set-up and layout!
The Osprey have yet to lay their eggs, but hopefully it will happen soon. Be the first person to guess the correct egg-laying date and win a prize from Alter Enterprise.
To enter the contest, simply leave a comment below indicating the day you think she will lay her FIRST egg. It could be today, or it could be next week!
You can only make ONE guess, so be sure to get your guess in early!
(Note: We have moved this contest from our old blog site. Hopefully everyone’s guess was correctly transferred. Please contact me if you placed a guess and it does not show below.)
Thanks for playing and be sure to come back and look for more contests in the future.