The nest gets anti-eagle guards!
Last season, tragically, all three young osplets were snatched from this nest by eagles in SW Washington state, one right after the other within 24hrs. As I recall they were more than half grown, and fully feathered, about the age where we stop worrying so much about them. Then this spring, watchers noticed at least twice an eagle was sitting on this nest, an ominous omen for any chicks there this season. However, on Wednesday March 22nd, workmen were seen with power tools working on the nest, and it was discovered that they installed some vertical screens on the sides of the nest box, making it impossible (or at least extremely difficult) for the eagles to swoop in over the nest and snatch chicks! Now there is hope, once again, for a successful season at Cowlitz! (Because Cowlitz has no chat, all interested watchers have been invited to chat freely about that site on the Seaside chat)
The pair at Cowlitz are called Electra and Wattsworth.
https://www.facebook.com/cowlitzpudospreycam/
Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzHqujhKTtE
Side Cam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT_kqRVCHCg
Please see their videos on their youtube channel.
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