Date: 3/9/26 11:32 am From: Yvette de Boer (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys will return soon
Hi everyone, I live near the nest on Middaugh Road in Brooktondale. The nest has been removed and there is an orange cone where the nest was. I called the DEC and although the person who oversees this was not in the office, the person I spoke to said that NYSEG most likely received a permit to remove this nest. He said that nests on power lines can be dangerous both for the birds as well as potential for fire. So sometimes they are removed for these reasons. I am waiting to hear back for the official word, but in the meantime the nest is definitely gone. If the birds do come back and rebuild somewhere close by I will let know. - Yvette
On Mar 9, 2026, at 12:31 PM, Karen Edelstein <karen.edelstein...> wrote:
And just a reminder here.... I've been maintaining THIS INTERACTIVE MAP of the Cayuga Lake Osprey trail for Candace and the birding community over the past decade or so. Due to some of Candace's mobility restrictions, there haven't been any additions since last winter. I'm happy to update and correct anything listed here, so please loop me in. Karen On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM Dave Nutter (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <CAYUGABIRDS-L...> wrote:
Candace Cornell is no longer able to get out to check Osprey nests, but she and I are both interested in early arrivals. Please post to CayugaBirds-L any sightings of Ospreys in March around Tompkins County, Cayuga Lake or the Montezuma area. If you think your sighting might be the first record or you are using eBird or Merlin and they call it "rare", please try to snap a photo - even a lousy hand-held phone photo can help immensely - or say what features helped you ID the bird. Those records especially help to document changes in migration. If the Osprey was at a nest please describe where and whether it is on a platform or not. Thanks! And happy Spring!
