No Worries on the Winter Front
Coley’s satellite transmitter still seems to be giving us some problems, but this only appears to happen when he is perched. Since the last report, two nice flights were noted during the hourly data...
View ArticleInside Bird Marsh
Since my last report I have spoken with the technical staff at Microwave Telemetry (the people that made Coley’s satellite transmitter) about my concerns about Coley’s movements and the functioning of...
View ArticleData Detective
It is business as usual in Bird Marsh in northern Colombia. Coley’s resting and feeding trips remain almost the same as they have since he arrived there for the winter. However, when I opened the...
View ArticleConcerns Arise
Since returning to his nest around 5pm on March 20th, Coley has been very active with his mate, copulating and adding sticks to their 3 feet high and 4 to 5 feet across nest. He has also been heading...
View ArticleFinally a Homebody
In our last report March 27th, Coley had been traveling up to 19 miles east of Jamaica Bay to small ponds on Long Island apparently to fish. Last year, Coley rarely left the confines of Jamaica Bay,...
View ArticleTransmitter Safely Removed
We have been waiting for an opportune moment to remove the transmitter from Coley since mid-April when we discovered his broken strap. Ospreys follow the same migration route each year, so we’ve...
View ArticleA New Beginning + Coley Update
Last Wednesday, May 15th, I returned to Jamaica Bay to check in on Coley and to begin the second phase of our Jamaica Bay Osprey Research Program with a new male. I am happy to report that I saw Coley...
View ArticleMeet Coley II
The second round of Osprey’s Journey began on May 15th when we caught and equipped a new Osprey with a satellite tracking device to follow his movements around Jamaica Bay and his migration down south....
View ArticleC2 Staying Out of Trouble
With no young to feed, C2 and his mate are foraging for themselves. He is staying away from the shores of JFK, and is spending more time along the Rockaway Beach shoreline, possibly fishing for small...
View ArticleWhy We Don’t Track Female Ospreys
Some of our readers have asked why we do not put a transmitter on female Ospreys. There are mainly two reasons. The first is that while we would be able to follow the females during migration and on...
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