Osprey Nests in North America

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Dunrovin, Lolo Montana, 7.7.2020, around11ish:

Lucky is full, Harriet just swallowed the fish tail:

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San Francisco Bay

July 9

https://www.facebook.com/bayospreys/pos ... 8124068295
We have an update on Tam!

Tam received a full exam on intake, including blood work (normal) and x-rays. Tam was showing some mild symptoms of head trauma which have dissipated over time.
As is the case with almost every osprey patient they've ever had in care, Tam was not self-feeding, even though they know he can tear up a fish. He has been receiving daily fluids and assist ed feedings three times a day (as seen in this photo).
While they have done their best to create the finest accommodations possible at their facility, their largest flight aviary is not large enough to test fly him. Due to the possible head trauma they need to be 100% positive that Tam is strong enough mentally and physically to go back home to his windy platform. This is hard to evaluate in a small aviary where the bird is acting defensive, so they requested time for a test flight in another 150 foot aviary tomorrow.
Assuming all goes well, Tam will be able to go back home to his nest.

We hope for a successful flight test tomorrow!
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July 6

https://www.facebook.com/bayospreys/pos ... 3094241798
As you will see in this video, Tam spent much of his day yesterday traversing to the very top of the Whirley Crane boom, off which he successfully flew around 2:30 pm. However, Tam was not seen for the rest of the day.
The next morning Tam was found by an experienced raptor monitor, who was able to capture him and bring him to a wildlife care facility. A preliminary exam and x-ray showed no obvious major injuries. However, he displayed signs indicative of some sort of head trauma, from which we hope he will fully recover.
We miss you, Tam, and we hope you fully recover.

July 7

https://www.facebook.com/bayospreys/pos ... 4007486040
There's a small strut sticking out to the right of the crane boom nicknamed Rosie's Bay Cafe, since Rosie often takes fish to eat there before and after the nesting season. Shasta has discovered the strut, and Rosie joined her there for half an hour (awwwww). But wait, there's more, check it out.
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San Francisco Bay

July 9

https://www.facebook.com/bayospreys/pos ... 8580672916
Tam is currently in care at WildCare for injuries on July 5 (see https://youtu.be/lWQ8dHDD1SI), and we just received the following report:

"Some very unexpected bad news, as well as hopeful news, regarding Tam’s pre-release test flight.

Very unexpectedly he fractured his leg in the aviary this morning. It was a shock to all, as there is no discernible reason. His original x-rays had no clue that his leg might be an area of concern, and he did not have a hard impact landing. We are simply glad that he was still in captivity when this happened (and not during his first dive for fish in open water).

Tam was immediately started on pain medication and put under sedation so that new x-rays could be taken and the leg could be splinted. We have secured an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in wild birds and are scheduling a bone pinning surgery.

He will be hand-fed twice daily and will receive pain medication, antibiotics and regular bandage changes, likely for about 3 weeks. Our hope is that he will heal quickly enough that we will still be able to re-nest him with his family before they leave the area.

While we are going to do everything possible to get Tam healthy and back in the wild, there are still many possible setbacks that can occur. Just as with humans, surgery always poses its own set of risks. Handling a wild bird twice a day for assist feeds and medicating takes its toll on the bird and his feathers. We also don’t know why the fracture happened or why he wasn’t able to get back up to the nest in the first place, so there may be as-yet unmanifested underlying issues that could eventually lead to more complications. Tam has consistently shown himself to be quieter and weaker than his siblings. Although we will do everything in our power to give Tam the chance to return to his life in the wild, he has a long road ahead of him, and he may have come out of the egg with disadvantages that we may not be able to overcome."

We will of course continue to provide updates here, and we are all hoping for a positive outcome for Tam.
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July 10

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WildCare's update today on Tam: "Tam's surgery was a success!

Avian surgeon Rebecca Duerr, DVM, MPVM, PhD at International Bird Rescue (https://www.facebook.com/intlbirdrescue) successfully pinned the fracture in Tam's leg in a surgery that took several hours July 9. We are so grateful Dr. Duerr and her husband, Guthrum Purdin, DVM came in on their day off to perform this difficult emergency surgery.

As of this morning, Tam is putting weight on the pinned and splinted leg, which is a good sign.

If Tam is able to keep weight on the leg, the fracture could heal in as little as two weeks. During that time, WildCare staff will continue the course of antibiotics, clean the pin site daily, supplement his calcium, and assist-feed him and provide medication for pain twice a day. Once-weekly splint changes will give the team the opportunity to assess healing.

As noted before, there are still many possible setbacks that can occur during his recovery. We are very pleased that the surgery went well, but the next few weeks of rehabilitation will be a challenge. Tam has a long road to recovery ahead of him. We will continue to do everything in our power to give Tam the chance to return to his life in the wild."

Many, many thanks to WildCare and IBR for giving Tam the chance to return to the wild, where he belongs.

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DUNROVIN RANCH, LOLO, MONTANA

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DUNROVIN RANCH, LOLO, MONTANA

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This sure looks like Howler to me. Very dark fronts of legs, unlike any of the other males in the area. Howler is more than likely the father of Lucky, not Swoop!
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Newfoundland Labrador Osprey cam

I opened the stream and see that. Both chicks are died, :cry: :cry: don't know about reasons.

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Poor parents, later the female starts with eating one of the dead chicks.
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Both on the nest, then Beaumont left and female flies away with the chick.
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Birdfriend wrote: July 21st, 2020, 5:56 pm Newfoundland Labrador Osprey cam
I opened the stream and see that. Both chicks are died, :cry: :cry: don't know about reasons.
:cry: :bow:
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thank you, Birdfriend and Solo
Heartbreaking news about Newfoundland osprets :cry:
A few days ago, I saw that two chicks are very healthy...
Hope and Beaumont look very harmonious this year.

Chick on Long Island (ospreyzone), hatched on 7/4, died on 7/8, unknown cause.
I think, just like Savannah's chick #3, it failed to survive the critical first few days.
In the discussion forum, some people think that Jane 2020 is not the original Jane. At the beginning of the season, I had the same doubts, but unfortunately the camera angle changed this year, and I didn't watch it for a long time, so I couldn't confirm it 100%.
This year is really a tough year for the American Osprey.
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San Francisco Bay

July 21

https://www.facebook.com/bayospreys/pos ... 2219770552
TAM update. Thank you, Wildcare!
"On Friday, July 17, Tam had his first splint change since his pinning surgery a little over a week ago. The incision site looks great and the swelling is way down! This weekend we were able to move him to an outdoor enclosure to give him more room to stretch his wings. Being outdoors offers more natural lighting, sounds and smells, and this will help to reduce Tam's stress levels.

After his procedure, Tam did have more trouble than we would have liked coming out of anesthesia. It is necessary to have him under while removing the splint, cleaning the incision site and taking x-rays to monitor pin placement and bone healing, and then replacing the splint, as his stress level with that much handling would be very high, which would be risky for his health. It is also imperative that the delicately healing bone not move at this point, which would be next to impossible if we were restraining him without anesthetic.

All stages of wildlife medicine involve evaluating and choosing the lesser of the risk factors involved in order to achieve the results necessary to get the patient back out into the wild. Our veterinarian has a new anesthetic plan for this week’s splint change which should reduce Tam’s time under as much as safely possible.

While still not self-feeding, Tam has been eating very well from tongs. This actually gives us a big advantage: we can hide his medications in the chunks of fish and not have to handle him multiple times a day for feeds and medicating. This helps keeps his stress level down and keeps his feathers in better condition.

In hopes of adding a little "company" and possibly a hint of "competition" (to encourage him to start eating on his own), we added a large mirror to Tam's enclosure, which he took to immediately. He is definitely interested in his own reflection. We also adorned his splint with a fish for good luck, which can’t hurt!
We will continue to keep you updated with once-weekly posts. Thank you so much for your well wishes and continued support!"

We are extremely grateful to WildCare for all that they are doing for Tam.
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Shasta seen fishing on camera | July 19, 2020

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Barn owl visits osprey nest | July 19, 2020

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San Francisco Bay, 28th July 2020, data from 26th July 2020:

Osprey chick Tam is dead:

Quoted from SF Bay facebook page:

'Tam fledged 7/5 at 54 days, and was euthanized on 7/26 at 76 days of age. On 7/6, he made a six-hour foray up the crane boom, with a tumble at one point. When he flew off the boom he was not seen until he was discovered the next morning, and was taken to WildCare of San Raphael for assessment. The day he was expected to be returned to the nest, it was discovered he had a broken leg. Surgery was performed, and Tam was on the mend. The following is from WildCare.

"It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Tam is no longer with us. After another successful splint change on Thursday, we had a new update written and ready to post today. However, over the weekend, Tam’s condition took a serious turn for the worse.

Even since he was first weighed and banded in the nest, Tam had been underweight and not as strong as his older siblings. During his brief time in our hospital it was an ongoing challenge to get him to eat enough to keep on weight, much less gain it. Earlier in the week, for reasons unknown, Tam began regurgitating all of the fish he would eat.

Diagnostic tests were inconclusive as to a cause. We placed Tam on 4-times-a-day tube feedings and subcutaneous fluids so that we would not lose any more ground, but he still became weaker. By late evening, Saturday, he was no longer able to stand.

After numerous consultations with colleagues at wildlife hospitals that treat a high volume of Osprey, and with recognition that Tam’s condition was rapidly deteriorating, the decision was made to end Tam’s suffering and humanely euthanize him.

Of course everyone who cares about Tam will want to know the reasoning behind this incredibly difficult decision. We want to share the primary considerations through which our team worked, in consultation with the other Osprey experts.

However, we suspect that Tam was simply a young bird without the requisite health and fortitude to survive to adulthood.

According to established research, Osprey have a 55% first year mortality rate, which is typical for first year wildlife of most wildlife species.

Raising young in the wild is incredibly challenging. We as humans do not normally see these challenges, but the advent of web cams is changing our access to the lives of our wild neighbors, and illuminating some harsh realities for people who have never witnessed them before.

We had been looking forward to the day we could re-nest Tam with his family as we have done with numerous other Osprey, and with birds of prey of other species, but sadly, despite our best efforts, this was not meant to be. We are grateful that we had the opportunity to work with this amazing bird, and that everything we learned taking care of him will help us care for future Osprey who come into our hospital."

www.sfbayospreys.org'

They posted a video in Tam's memorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4GJWrI ... F-92Gd0Usw
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Charlo, Montana

August 1

Charlotte, C11 and C10
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Charlotte's big Catch - Charlo Osprey Nest 2020 07 31
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Great Blue Heron perches close to Charlo Osprey Nest 2020 08 01
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C11 does some flapping, 7/31/20 - Charlo P2 osprey nest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyYBVqUFOCs

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

two fledged :2thumbsup:

August 2

06:24 one female, two males ?
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: Cute musqueteers

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Milford, Connecticut: Storm chaser

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Halifax, Nova Scotia:
8th August Lena did it >>> 3rd fledge


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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Sorry I have not been back to update with Dunrovin videos. There are so many videos!!! Also Hellgate but not nearly as many.

Rita, I know you are following me on youtube, I think. If you would like the videos posted on here, I will, if people want them? :nod: :wave:
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Hi Chimega,

I guess that people would really like it if you posted your videos here. Certainly those of the Dunrovin nest and lucky Lucky. :wave:
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: three youngster waiting for breakfish

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