flyangler Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Just now, Popasilov said: Thank you kindly for your contribution to this topic. Candidly, on many mornings on the beach, we have more ospreys cruising than pelicans. When the mullet are in, there could be a half dozen or more within a couple hundred yards of where you stand. Always fun to see an osprey swoop down and grab a full-sized 12-15" mullet and try to take off. Like them getting a full-sized bunker up north, it takes them a bit to get fully airborne again. They are mostly year-round residents here so we don't have any migratory arrivals to cheer. PSeggs 1 “No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty.” - Victor Davis Hanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popasilov Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 min ago, flyangler said: They are mostly year-round residents here so we don't have any migratory arrivals to cheer. Most of our birds, especially mating couples, spend winter down in Florida. Young birds among few other, go further south, down to Costa Rica and Panama, with reports that some young birds even go down to Amazon, where they stay and learn fishing techniques for first two, three years of their life. flyangler 1 Bad day fishing is still much better than good day work. "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him had better take a much closer look at the American Indian. - Henry Ford- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popasilov Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Finally I noticed one yesterday. All of those early birds are mostly males. They come earlier repair nest and females are to follow after one to three weeks. Bad day fishing is still much better than good day work. "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him had better take a much closer look at the American Indian. - Henry Ford- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonTypical Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 Saw my first one on the East end on Saturday in my backyard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker 63 Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 Saw first one on Friday sitting atop a nest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarbageFish Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 kings park nest occupied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr127 Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 Saw one this morning over Sunrise in vicinity of Connetquot State Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brushfly Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 Just off Huntington Harbor still vacant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakDawg Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 0:54 PM, Popasilov said: Most of our birds, especially mating couples, spend winter down in Florida. Young birds among few other, go further south, down to Costa Rica and Panama, with reports that some young birds even go down to Amazon, where they stay and learn fishing techniques for first two, three years of their life. Check out ospreytrax dot com I think you'll like looking at the tracking map of the birds they put transmitters on. Some had truly epic migrations. The study is now over but it was very cool following these guys on their trips. The bird named North Fork Bob had a nest in Mattituck. Popasilov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brushfly Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 23 hours ago, brushfly said: Just off Huntington Harbor still vacant Saw one yesterday over Huntington Harbor. We have 4/5 nests within a mile of the harbor itself. I kid with my son come summer, it's easier to spot an osprey than a seagull around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digga90 Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Spotted a bald eagle flying just east of Lindenhurst around 1030am today. Huge and noticeable white tail Popasilov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pequa11 Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 finally saw my first osprey of the spring here in "Matzohpizza." Noticed its huge nest on one of the ballfield light towers is gone this year, not sure where he will build a new one but he was flying today within 20 yards of the old spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brushfly Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 24 degrees, I saw mine flying back to Florida this AM. GarbageFish, pequa11 and Popasilov 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonTypical Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 34 mins ago, pequa11 said: finally saw my first osprey of the spring here in "Matzohpizza." Noticed its huge nest on one of the ballfield light towers is gone this year, not sure where he will build a new one but he was flying today within 20 yards of the old spot. I bet he will rebuild in the same location. pequa11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pequa11 Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 hope so- it is certainly way up ! Have to keep track as SWMBO and I occasionally walk that park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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