Virginia Study: Fewer Menhaden, Fewer Osprey
The Center for Conservation Biology leads research on the link between Osprey and menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay. Read the article from the Winter 2012 edition of “Save the Bay: The Magazine of the...
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CCB Completes Gulf Spill Work with Eagles and Osprey
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010 and ultimately became the largest in U.S. history. The spill was in a location that could potentially impact millions of birds including a large...
View ArticleOsprey Nest Cameras – Live!
Osprey Nest Cameras are back online across the world. Nest cams are a fantastic way to view breeding activities and watch interactions between adults ospreys and their young. Here’s a list of a few...
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Osprey banding season begins on James River
Six week old Osprey chick banded on the James River, Virginia USA. Photo by Bryan Watts Since returning to breed in late March the osprey population along the upper James River has produced a large...
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Unflappable Raptor Puts Cellphone Carriers on Hold
Osprey are nesting with greater frequency on cell towers and causing quite a stir in the business community. Wall Street Journal has taken note of the issue in a recent article: Unflappable Raptor...
View ArticleLet the 2013 OspreyWatch Season Begin!
In 2012, The Center for Conservation Biology launched Project OspreyWatch, a project created to engage a global community to collect data on breeding osprey. Linked by an interest in osprey and a...
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Make osprey nest observations using web cameras
Camera at Nest 313 at Island Beach State Park. If you’ve been wondering how you can participate in OspreyWatch without access to a nest in your neighborhood, you can check out these nests on our...
View ArticleFollow Osprey Migration with Satellite Tracking Projects
Migration is one of the most amazing feats performed by osprey with distances of 5,000 km or more from breeding to wintering territories. Tracking osprey is nothing new (scientists have tracked them...
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Osprey Return to the Elizabeth River, Virginia
During the height of the DDT era, breeding ospreys along the Elizabeth River in Virginia disappeared completely. Some 30 years later, when the Center for Conservation Biology (CCB) surveyed the...
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Are You Ready for the 2015 Osprey Nesting Season?
The osprey are returning to the Northern Hemisphere this month and beginning to repair nests and reconnect with their mates. Project OspreyWatch is in its fourth year organizing citizen scientists to...
View ArticleVirginia Aquarium crews check on local osprey population
Virginia Aquarium crews check on local osprey population Source: Wavy 10 News
View Article2021 Data Fix On the Way
Staff is aware that much of the 2021 nest data is currently showing under the “2022” tab. A fix is on the way that should properly divide up the 2021 vs current (2022) data. For now, feel free to add...
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