Thursday, April 22, 2010

Two eggs!

These Ospreys have set to work. By my count the ospreys have required only eleven days from their arrival on site (4/7) to laying their first egg (4/18). Some may agree that this is remarkable pace and might be yet another indicator of the early spring we appear to be having in Maine. Ospreys typically incubate eggs for about 35 days. Until then you can expect these birds to defend their eggs and nest territory from scavengers such as gulls, crows, and even eagles! Watching these active fish eaters is a lot of fun. Enjoy!

All the Best,

Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

might have 3 eggs ??? not positive tho..something in the nest , also.. might be another egg.. but red in color..

Anonymous said...

Yes, definately three!
J in S.P.ME

Anonymous said...

Yes 3 eggs in the nest !! should be interesting to watch the three eggs hatch and grow up..( hopefully the osprey will have better luck , than last year )..

Anonymous said...

web cam still not working.. 2nd day

Anonymous said...

web cam down.. day # 3...

Anonymous said...

Thank you BRI.. the web cam is back up !!

Anonymous said...

05/17 @ 11:56

Osprey cam down ... only a black screen.

JAM in IL