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	All About Birds: Osprey
		Osprey, adult with fish; Ding Darling NWR, FL.
		Ospreys generally carry fish with the head forward, which cuts wind resistance and speeds flight back to nest or perch.
		Osprey eggs do not hatch all at once, but instead the first chick hatches out up to five days before the last one.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Osprey.html (0 words)

	Osprey Publishing - Military History Books
		We want to hear from you about your experience with the current Osprey website and how you think we can make it better in the future.
		FUBAR is a compact dictionary which takes a frank look at the Commonwealth, American and German slang used by the men on the ground and shows how, even in the heat of action, they somehow managed to retain their sense of humour, fl though it might have been.
		Suggest a book you would like to see published by Osprey and at the beginning of every month we will post the 5 best suggestions online and give everyone a chance to vote for their favourite.
	www.ospreypublishing.com (0 words)

	Friends of Blackwater NWR - Ospreys at Blackwater
		Located on an osprey platform at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Maryland, our live Osprey Cam has captured spectacular images of a breeding pair of ospreys or "fish hawks" as they are commonly called (visit our Osprey Cam technical page to see photos of the camera installation).
		General description: An osprey is a large bird with a length of 22-25 inches, a wingspan of 4.5-6 feet, and a weight of approximately 4 pounds.
		The osprey's feet are uniquely adapted to "air fishing." Each osprey foot has a reversible front toe, as well as barbs (called spicules), which help it hold onto a slippery fish in flight.
	www.friendsofblackwater.org /osprey.html (853 words)

	The Osprey
		The osprey is a large, fl and white bird of prey that eats almost exclusively fish, which it pulls from the water after a spectacular dive.
		Ospreys are strong fliers capable of crossing the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert.
		Ospreys will take advantage of just about anything affording a view of the water to build their nests, including tall trees, cliffs, buoys, telephone poles, the sides of bridges, and even wrecked ships.
	members.aol.com /kalakot2/1/osprey.html (1516 words)

	Osprey
		When a fish is spotted, Osprey make dramatic dives from heights of 30 - 120 feet to plunge feet first into the water after their prey.
		Unlike Bald Eagles, an Osprey can become completely submerged during its dive into the water and still be able to fly away with its prey.
		When an Osprey catches a fish, its feet and toes are positioned with two toes on either side of the fish, one foot ahead of the other.
	www.peregrinefund.org /Explore_Raptors/osprey/osprey.html (358 words)

	Osprey - WDNR (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Osprey chicks are especially vulnerable to the weather because their brownish natal down doesn’t thicken or change into a warmer, second natal coat, as it does in other birds or prey.
		In Wisconsin, ospreys breed mainly in the lake regions of northwest and north central Wisconsin.
		The osprey breeding population is concentrated largely in the inland lake region of northern Wisconsin.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/land/er/factsheets/birds/osprey.htm (1422 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - The Osprey
		Ospreys have a high death rate during the first 2 years of life due to weather, predation, and accidents.
		Osprey populations in Wisconsin and across the U.S. began to decline in the 1950's due to the harmful impacts of organochlorine pesticides like DDT.
		In 1989 the osprey was reclassified from endangered to threatened.
	www.dnr.state.wi.us /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/osprey.htm (581 words)

	Osprey Fact Sheet
		The osprey is a large bird of prey measuring 22-25 inches (56-64 cm) with a wingspan of 4-6 feet (1.2-1.8 m).
		In flight, the osprey's long, narrow wings appear to have a crook at the wrist where dark patches are also apparent.
		From 1980-1987, the NYSDEC released 36 young ospreys taken from nests on Long Island in an attempt to establish a third or "satellite" population in southwestern New York.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/osprfs.html (610 words)

	Osprey Colony
		The osprey, often referred to as the fish hawk, is a bird of prey: a raptor.
		Osprey, like many creatures at the top of a food chain, serve as biological indicators of contaminants in the environment long before the problem is evident in human health records.
		Osprey have gone from an endangered status to a threatened status and naturalists are hopeful of their full recovery.
	www.cumauriceriver.org /pages/Osprey.html (1008 words)

	Ospreys in Ohio
		Ospreys were once a common sight throughout North America, but habitat destruction, persecution and the wide-spread use of chemical pesticides such as DDT during the middle of the twentieth century led to a drastic population decline.
		Ospreys are the only species of bird that combines this plunge-diving feeding behavior with a raptorial foot--a foot with a flexible toe that can be moved to grip a slippery fish with two toes pointing forward and two back.
		Ospreys use the same nest year after year, which sometimes grows to be as much as five feet wide and several feet deep.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /wildlife/Resources/osprey/osprey.htm (906 words)

	osprey
		The osprey is a large, eagle-sized bird of prey whose diet consists mainly of fish, but has been known to eat rodents, reptiles and other birds.
		Ospreys have been known to hit the water with such force that they break their wings.
		Ospreys have been known to nest in some other out of the ordinary places like chimneys of houses, telephone poles, tops of duck blinds, rock ledges and on school buildings.
	www.wildlifedepartment.com /osprey.htm (418 words)

	Osprey: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		The osprey is adversely affected by steam or waterway alterations, specifically those which reduce fish populations or visibility in areas traditionally used as feeding areas.
		Osprey are highly susceptible to egg thinning by pesticide contamination.
		Osprey populations in the 48 contiguous states are beginning to recover following the ban on DDT and other persistent pesticides.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/bird/osprey.php (614 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Osprey
		Anatomically, the Osprey resembles the eagle, but its narrow wings, when outspread, are markedly angled, and the structure of its feet and claws is so peculiar that it has been placed in a separate subfamily, the Pandioninae, of which it is the sole representative.
		When an Osprey spots a fish from the air, it hovers at a height of 10 to 30 m until the fish is in a suitable position.
		Ospreys three years and older, which have reached sexual maturity, return to their hatching sites every spring to breed.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=59 (1998 words)

	Carolina Raptor Center - Raptor Species: Osprey (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Description: The osprey is generally dark on the back and wings with white on the top of the head and extending from under the chin down the belly.
		Osprey lack the supra orbital (or superciliary) ridge (bony plate over the eyes) that hawks and eagles have.
		In flight, the osprey can be distinguished from the bald eagle by the white belly and the crooked wings with dark wrist patches.
	www.carolinaraptorcenter.org /osprey.php (569 words)

	BirdCam
		Ospreys feed almost entirely on live fish that they catch by diving feet first into the water.
		Ospreys nest at NSP King, Otter Lake, the old ammunition factory (this pole was put up by Boy Scouts), French Regional Park, and Carver Park.
		Since Ospreys nest in the open, not under a canopy of trees, it is very important for the young to remain hidden, since they would make easy prey for another bird.
	www.raptorresource.org /ospreys.htm (506 words)

	About Ospreys
		The osprey has a dark brown back and a white belly, as well as a white head, which features a dark stripe running from its yellow eyes to the back of its head.
		Ospreys are seen in the Chesapeake Bay area from spring through fall, but are rare in the winter.
		The osprey's feet are uniquely adapted to "air fishing." Each osprey foot has a reversible front toe, as well as barbs, called spicules, which help it hold onto a slippery fish in flight.
	postmorrow.org /OspreyFund/ospreys.htm (473 words)

	Animals and Plants - Birds - Osprey
		In the 1960s the number of ospreys in the Bay region decreased dramatically due to the widespread use of pesticides such as DDT, which caused the birds to lay eggs with extremely thin shells that resulted in lower hatch rates.
		North American ospreys are migratory raptors, which overwinter in South America (they are as familiar with tropical rainforests as with northern lakes and estuaries) and return to the same nesting sites on the Chesapeake for their spring courtship.
		Ospreys build their conspicuous nests on tall, offshore structures such as channel markers and duck blinds to protect their young (from human activity and predators such as racoons) and to place the birds near their food supply.
	www.chesapeakebay.net /info/osprey.cfm (808 words)

	NPWRC :: Fragile Legacy
		Description: The osprey is a large raptor, measuring 22-25 inches (56-63.5 cm) in length, and having a wingspan of 4.5-6 feet (1.4-1.8 m).
		Ospreys nest at the tops of large living or dead trees, on cliffs, on utility poles or on other tall manmade structures.
		Conservation Measures: The osprey was drastically reduced in number as a result of DDT accumulation in fish, the exclusive prey of this bird.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/wildlife/sdrare/species/pandhali.htm (287 words)

	Welcome to the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Web Site
		When a fish is spotted, the osprey dives feet first into the water and is often momentarily under the surface of the water.
		Ospreys are reported to be able to carry up to 2.25 pounds, but most fish are in the 0.5 lb.
		The osprey also has a reversible outer toe that can either be at the front of the foot or moved to the back for a two toe forward, two toe back formation for carrying fish.
	www.in.gov /dnr/fishwild/publications/lifeseries/osprey.htm (702 words)

	SDNHM - Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)
		The Osprey, the only species in the family Pandionidae, is one of the world's most easily recognized birds of prey.
		When the Osprey emerges from the water with its catch, it orients the head of the fish forward to reduce drag as it carries the fish to its nest or feeding perch.
		Instances are known of Ospreys diving on fish too large for them, getting their talons stuck in the fish's flesh, and being dragged under the water and drowned.
	www.oceanoasis.org /fieldguide/pand-hal.html (614 words)

	Osprey--U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ospreys are mostly brown on their backs, white below, and have long narrow wings in the shape of a stretched out "M".
		Ospreys are fairly large birds,with a body length of about 21-24 inches and a wing span from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 feet.
		Ospreys hunt by soaring over water, periodically hovering on beating wings to scan for surface schooling or spawning fish.
	www.fws.gov /r5soc/r5cbfo/osprey.htm (1166 words)

	Osprey
		The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a large bird of prey, ranging from 21–24 inches in height.
		The soles of the osprey's feet are equipped with sharp, spiny projections that enable it to get a firm hold on the slippery fish.
		The osprey then flaps powerfully to break free of the water.
	www.ocean.udel.edu /kiosk/osprey.html (328 words)

	Osprey Nest
		We don't feel like a visit to the osprey nest at this time, to repair the camera, would be to the best interest of the young osprey because they might get excited and exit the nest.
		The Ospreys were around the nest for about three days when during the night there was a violent storm and almost hurricane force winds in the area and we have not seen them since.
		The male osprey appears to be constantly bringing fish to the nest to feed it's family.
	home.ec.rr.com /ospreynest (1483 words)

	Marines and the Osprey
		The sad state of U.S. military helicopters with their short legs and slow speed was a contributing factor that led to tragedy during a failed American hostage rescue attempt in the Iranian desert.
		To date, he has logged more than 400 flight hours in the Osprey and is one of seven Marines assigned to the V-22 ITT at "Pax River"—four are pilots, three are crew chiefs.
		Given the high number of VIP visitors who go to New River to fly in the Osprey, he is closely involved with monitoring the squadron.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,Leatherneck_Osprey_050905,00.html (2020 words)

	Bay Weekly
		Gessner comically describes his attempts to be like an osprey and tear apart a raw fish, first with his hands, then with a pliers, and finally, successfully, with hedge clippers.
		If osprey become a nuisance to homeowners on the river, by nesting on piers or homes, he encourages the humans to build a platform nearby, prompting the osprey to move to more favorable real estate.
		The story of the osprey’s return to the Cape is also a story of human redemption and forgiveness, of resiliency and hope.
	www.bayweekly.com /year01/issue9_34/lead9_34.html (3842 words)

	Connecticut Audubon Society
		Appearance: Osprey are large (22”-25” in length) fl and white fish-eating raptors, with a bold white forehead and eyebrow, and a wingspan of 58”-72” inches.
		Ospreys plunge-dive feet first into the water to catch fish that are either swimming near the surface or in shallow water.
		In the northeast U.S., Ospreys migrate south, from September to early November, to winter in the Gulf States, Florida and Central America, returning to the northeast by mid-March.
	www.ctaudubon.org /action/osprey.htm (837 words)

	Osprey - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The long wings are angled, bending at the 'wrist' which has a fl patch contrasting with the white wing linings, and at a distance it could be mistaken for a large gull.
		The core population area in the UK is in the Scottish Highlands where ospreys favour areas with Scots Pine forests, fresh water lochs and rivers.
		Migrating ospreys can stop at any suitable lake or reservoir with plenty of fish, sometimes staying for days before moving on.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/o/osprey/index.asp (322 words)

	The Aviary: Osprey (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Osprey feet are specially adapted for fishing with a reversible front toe and spicules used for grasping slippery prey.
		According to the Raptor Center, ospreys are difficult to raise in captivity.
		The Osprey is a very unique raptor, being the sole member of the Family Pandionidae.
	aviary.owls.com /osprey/osprey.html (213 words)

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