MNSA OSPREY CAM-OCEANSIDE, NY~ 2011

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

Two hatches 5/18 and 5/20….one egg to go :sunsmile:

Both nestlings

One trying to escape

JAZZEL

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

Third hatch :sunsmile:

JAZZEL

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2011 12:54 pm

Oh look at the little stripes so cute :flirty:

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

Only two chicks :cryinggirl:

There's nothing posted on the site about it, I emailed Mike to see if he knows what happened and when..I'll post the reply when I receive it.

JAZZEL

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

I just received Mike's reply....so sad...human trash again :rage

"As far as the video tape shows: At the time the cam shut down for Sunday night all three chicks were visible. The condition of the nest had a lot of plastic bag material at the center where the chicks huddled under the mother. Here in Oceanside, NY early Monday morning we had heavy rains up until 8:30am. We suspect during the heavy rain prior to sunrise the plastic bags acted as a rain catch and filled with water. Three chicks huddled under the mother as she tries to shelter them from the rain, if a chicks head was squeezed into the lowest point in the nest it is a possibility that one could have drowned. When the cam turned back on at sunrise Monday morning most of the plastic was missing... along with a chick.

This is the second chick mortality since the platform was raised in the winter of 2000. Also this is the first time this pair has used this platform.

Thank you for keeping a watch out there"

Michael Farina, CWB®
Conservation Biologist
Marine Nature Study Area

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:25 pm

DAMN PEOPLE AND THEIR FREAKIN GARBAGE :suntalk:

Marsh Mike · **Joined:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:35 pm **Posts:** 28

Cam is down from lightning strike
http://youtu.be/Bsf60Xe1Jqo

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

Marsh Mike, thanks for the heads up. I'm assuming the nestlings and adult weren't hurt... I hope you can get the cam fixed this season. I'll look for nest updates on the cam site. I was looking forward to banding in a couple of weeks.....

JAZZEL

Marsh Mike · **Joined:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:35 pm **Posts:** 28

MNSA is back up with last years camera. During the banding period yesterday afternoon, we were able to swap out the new camera wit the old camera.

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

Mike, thanks for the heads up :sunsmile:

Hope the banding went well!

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

Both fledged over the weekend :sunsmile:

When the cam came back on line Tuesday 7/12 the nest was empty.

Mike has some great videos posted on the cam site :smile:

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