Date: 3/9/26 11:44 am From: Karen Edelstein <karen.edelstein...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Ospreys will return soon
Thanks for the update, Yvette. I just made a note on the listing, and the
update is now live.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM Yvette de Boer <ydeboer...> wrote:
> 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* <https://arcg.is/10uOuv3> 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!
>>
>> - - Dave Nutter
>>
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