Help observe osprey nests – built in surprising spots!
Once you know where ospreys like to build their giant nests, you won’t be able to stop looking for them. Ospreys are long-lived birds (averaging 15-20 years), and pairs usually return to the same nest and add to it each year. Made of sticks and lined with grasses, mud and soft materials, nests can reach 10-13 feet deep and 3-6 feet in diameter after years of building. Historically, ospreys nested only on cliffs, at the tops of tall trees or on “snags” – dead trees that are still standing. But due to humans removing or disturbing these important habitat elements, ospreys have ...
