On patrol: Osprey on Independence Day
July 6, 2015
Riverkeeper Team
We spotted an Osprey fishing for breakfast Saturday morning while southbound, on the way to pick up water samples from the Sparkill Creek Watershed Alliance.
The Osprey plucked a fish out of the Hudson, circled the air and returned to the nest, where a small head popped up. An Independence Day family picnic.
This resident Osprey couple nests on the light each year, usually arriving in mid-April. See photos from our earlier sighting in May.
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