Virginia Aquarium crews check on local osprey population
Virginia Aquarium crews check on local osprey population Source: Wavy 10 News
Virginia Aquarium crews check on local osprey population Source: Wavy 10 News
In 2012, The Center for Conservation Biology launched Project OspreyWatch, a project created to engage a global community to collect data on breeding osprey. Linked by an interest in osprey and a concern for the health of the aquatic environments on which they rely, this…
Osprey are nesting with greater frequency on cell towers and causing quite a stir in the business community. Wall Street Journal has taken note of the issue in a recent article: Unflappable Raptor Puts Cellphone Carriers on Hold
Since returning to breed in late March the osprey population along the upper James River has produced a large crop of chicks. Broods have now reached the ideal banding window between 4 and 7 weeks of age. Beginning this week Bryan Watts, Marian Watts, and…