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OspreysSusan Fetter Tom Draus
Coastal Wetlands Module November 2014
Animalia Chordata Aves Falconiformes Accipitriade Pandion haliaetus
23 Inches High 72 Inch Wingspan
3.1 to 3.5 pounds
Osprey diet is mostly fish, which they dive into the water to catch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA3LtXnNIto
They mate for life. They will find a new mate if one of them dies.
They lay 1-4 eggs, which all may or may not hatch.
Ospreys chicks fledge after 50 – 55 days
They will reach maturity and find their own nest at about 3 – 5 years.
DDT
Mercury
Development – Habitat Loss
Pollution
Diseases
Internet Nest Cameras
Dunedin Florida Osprey Nest
Hancock Wildlife Foundation
Nestorations EggcitingNestovers Fly-InMumbrella BoinkingMystery Meat Bird NerdWingersizing
http://ospreynest.info/ospreycam.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY7l3_n3hoE
Suggestions for MDC
Man-made Nest Platform
3’ clearance from the pole on all sides
North shore of the marsh, over water if possible and 30 to 60 feet tall
Keep it simple: SamplePlans
