Date: 7/6/25 5:59 pm From: jackson_us via groups.io <jackson2...> Subject: [Mendobirds] Osprey update plus a few other observations from the south coast
7/6/25 Anchor Bay/Gualala
Hi All,
The Osprey nest I watch from my place in Anchor Bay has two very
healthy-looking chicks. The mother Osprey is finally leaving them to go
fish. This morning when I looked through my scope both adult birds were at
the nest. This nest has been successful for twenty some years now.
A friend sent me a photo of an occupied Osprey nest just north of Gualala.
She said photographer Craig Tooley is going to come over and take photos.
She said she has found two nests and can hear a third one.
A pair of Ospreys tried to build a nest in the trees behind GBS Hardware
and ARFF in Gualala. It was obviously their first time. There was nest
building and perhaps mating but no nesting. We will be watching next year to
see if they do a better job. This nest would be pretty visible for watching
and photographing.
I am also enjoying a very active Violet-green Swallow nest on the west
side of my house.
Very few sightings/hearings of Pygmy Nuthatches this year. You might
remember I've had them nesting near my home, and roosting over the summer. I
really miss them this year.
