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This nest is also located on the grounds of Ultramar, but at the north end of the property and is best viewed from Hines Rd., Dartmouth. The Shearwater Flyer trail runs along side the nest.

This is a 2nd nest located on the grounds of Esso Imperial Oil’s Marine Terminal, just along Pleasant Street, Dartmouth.

Located on the grounds of Esso Imperial Oil’s Marine Terminal, 602 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth. From 1918 to 2011, it operated as an oil refinery.

A 2nd nest located on Main Street, Eastern Passage and on the grounds of the Ultramar Distribution facility - an Eastern Canadian gas and home fuel retailer. As this is private property and the nest is a fair distance in from the road, the best way to observe is with binoculars.

Located on Main Street, Eastern Passage and on the grounds of the Ultramar Distribution facility - an Eastern Canadian gas and home fuel retailer. As this is private property and the nest is a fair distance in from the road, the best way to observe is with binoculars.

Nest is located on Route 3 and at the edge of a strip mall. Upper Tantallon is one the many areas just outside Halifax experiencing an urban development boom.

Located within a First Nations community and on the grounds of Keltic Quay: http://kelticquay.com/osprey

Located on Hwy. 102 outbound between exits 2B (Larry Uteck) and 3A (Hammonds Plains Rd.). For many years the osprey used an adjacent utility pole ... in 2012 an artificial platform was constructed.

Located in Eastern Passage at the end of Shore Road and beside the Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club … access via Shore Drive (No Trespassing).

Located in Eastern Passage at the end of Shore Road and next to the Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club … … access via Shore Drive (No Trespassing).

Located on Route 207 on the grounds of Bluenose Well Drilling (2371 Lawrencetown Road).

Located just off exit 18 from Hwy. 107 on Mineville Road and on the grounds of Bennett Park.

Located on Hwy. 107 outbound, between exits 17 & 18.

Located on Route 7 (approx. 976 Main Street) at the entrance to a Nova Scotia Power substation and across from William Ross Ballfield.

Located within Burnside Industrial Park and can be viewed at the back of 49 Pettipas Drive.

The 3rd and final nest along the same stretch of roadway as Rocky Lake Nests A and B. The nest was lost over the Winter of 2014 and in the Spring the pair relocated to a new site across the road on another utility pole.

Located off Westwood Blvd. behind the strip mall in Upper Tantallon.

Nest can be viewed from Hwy. 103 between exits 4 & 5, or off Route 3 (St. Margaret's Bay Rd.) at Hubley.

The Osprey is the Provincial Bird of Nova Scotia. Since 2007 Nova Scotia Power Corp. and the Museum of Natural History have partnered to bring this nest online via a webcam.

The 2nd of 2 nests found within close proximity of each other within Burnside Industrial Park.

Another new-to-me nest in 2013 that I only found in August, it is located within Burnside Industrial Park.

see Spectacle Lake (A)

Believe this nest was relocated due to construction of a new exit off Hwy. 102.

Located on St. Margaret’s Bay, this nest can only be accessed by boat.

This nest is located at the edge of an industrial park.

Nest is located off Route 253 on the grounds of the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School. Be careful when stopping by the side of the road as there is a low shoulder.

This nest is located in a residential area and on the grounds of a Nova Scotia Power substation.

One of Nova Scotia’s newest Provincial Parks, McNabs Island is located at the entrance to Halifax Harbour, and this nest can be found on the beach at Wreck Cove, popular among boaters. It’s neighbour – Lawlor Island – has a remarkable concentration of nesting osprey [Blake Maybank: “Birding Sites of Nova Scotia” (2005), p. 15] … and public access is restricted. Further information, including boat charters to the island, can by found at the Friends of McNabs Island Society website: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/environment/FOMIS/index.html

Another example of the high level of tolerance of osprey, this nest is located in a busy container pier. Due to security restrictions, access to the nest is limited. The closest and safest viewing area is several hundred yards away … that is, unless one has a boat!

Nest located off a busy road close to CFB Shearwater. Another example of a nest being relocated from a power line pole to an artificial platform.

This nest I was put on to in 2013 by a couple I met at Ethel & Oscar’s nest site (#300), and is located a few of miles away along Portland Lakes Trail.

A new-to-me nest in 2013, it is located on the edge of an industrial area. At one point the nest was built on top of an electrical pole … I assume it is another example of Nova Scotia Power’s Relocation Program.

This nest is situated across from a new and very busy retail development park. I initially referred to it as the “Walmart Nest” – some of my osprey friends will recognize that name – as it was one of the first retailers to move into this park.

This is the 2nd of 3 nests along a stretch of roadway.

This nest is 1 of 3 lined up along a stretch of roadway … each roughly a hundred yards apart. As it is located next to a set of railway tracks, shows another example of the high tolerance level that osprey exhibit.