Hey Hayward and all,

I think Ospreys are less particular than Eagles when it comes to nesting
sites.  All anyone has to do is watch Channel 10 weather, and know that
Ospreys will nest anywhere they can stick a stick. :-D  Use Maryland to
visit Chincoteague VA, instead of Virginia Beach, and you will ask yourself
why an Osprey would put a nest on an overhead traffic sign...no where near
a large body of water.

Check communication towers and any strong tree like structure...like high
tension power lines towers, and you may find it.  I saw one on a set of
power poles that looked like three railroad ties bolted together.

Happy birding and God bless,

Steve J
On Jun 7, 2016 8:54 AM, "Bill Whan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hayward--
>        Good questions. Take a look at the new Breeding Bird Atlas, which
> features a nest-map with freckles mostly over the southwestern half of
> the state. So you're in prime territory, and having a lake is a big plus
> in your area. Ospreys still are scarce along the Erie shore; eagles are
> rumored to be the cause, but they coexist inland. A combination of
> efforts to stop poisoning birds with pesticides and widespread efforts
> to introduce ospreys, here and in states to our south, has been quite
> successful. The introduction efforts largely succeeded by putting up
> lakeside nesting platforms for a growing population of northbound
> migrants; most of these platforms have fallen down, but the ospreys were
> glad to use tall structures of any kind; the Lanes did a survey in their
> northeastern Ohio territory, and found 24 nests, ALL on such structures
> (18 on cell towers, 2 on transmission towers, 2 on wooden utility poles,
> and 2 on wooden hacking structures). So maybe your lake will be
> reluctantly passed over for lack of such a structure. I have no idea why
> two (a pair?) would stay this long, though; maybe there's a platform
> somewhere nearby? I find it hard to believe that wild birds would so
> often insist on human-built structures to nest; long ago they must have
> made do with natural selections...
> Bill W
>
> On 6/6/2016 4:57 PM, Hayward Chappell wrote:
>
>> I still have one and possibly two ospreys at our little lake in Lawrence
>> County.
>>
>> I am kind of surprised. They have migrated through for past few years but
>> never stayed this long. We don't have a platform or anything. Is it usual
>> for them to stay this long?  Could they be staying but not breeding?
>>
>> thank you-
>>
>> hayward chappell
>> Lawrence County
>>
>> --
>> Hayward Chappell
>> 766 Private Rd. 3952
>> Willow Wood, OH 45696
>>
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