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Our Osprey Cam:
The osprey
nest on view in our Osprey cam is located in the Thomas Jurzenia Nature
Preserve, part of the Silver Sands Motel in Greenport, New York. Greenport
is the next-to-last town on the North Fork of Long Island. Our osprey nest
has been up for 6 years, and we believe that the same pair of ospreys has
returned for each of these years to nest and have new young. The nest is
situated on a man-made platform on the edge of a large wetlands.
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About the Osprey:
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The osprey is often mistaken for both
hawks and eagles, even in its basic nomenclature. On one hand, it's
commonly known as the "fish hawk" due to its hawklike appearance
and its unparalleled fishing skills. At the same time, the scientific name
of the North American osprey is Pandion haliaetus carolinsis, which can be
loosely translated as "bone-breaking sea eagle". But while the
osprey is in fact related to both hawks and eagles, scientists classify
this magnificent bird separately and a closer examination reveals that the
osprey is truly one-of-a-kind.
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Ospreys can
be found in many parts of the United States, including the Northeast coast,
Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes region, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida,
Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Ospreys can also be found in South
America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
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Physical Aspects:
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The osprey
has a dark brown back, while its head and underside are white. They have
large and piercing yellow eyes. The ospreys weigh anywhere from 2.5 pounds
to 4.5 pounds. Their wingspan can be as wide as 6 feet. The female is
slightly bigger than the male, on average.
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Note:
The nest will unfortunately be empty until the spring when
the ospreys
return. By then, we'll also have installed a much stronger lens on our
OspreyCam so that we can provide closer views of the nest for you.
Please join us on the web in this
unique opportunity to observe the wonderful osprey in its natural
environment.
Some of the facts for this piece
were obtained from the following great books on ospreys:
- "Ospreys" by Dorothy Hinshaw
Patent
- "The Fish
Hawk Osprey" by Stephen D. Carpenteri
We hope you enjoy viewing the Ospreys
(Click Here)
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fax.
(631) 477-0922