The return of Ospreys signify a number of things for one the start of Spring. Since Osprey rely on fish for survival it’s their presence that signals to fisherman like myself the arrival of fish to our area as well. I for one cannot wait to get out of the house and enjoy the fishing season. Nobody will argue with the fact that our winter was long, hard, snowy and cold so much so that even still today our spring hasn’t really sprung – temperatures continue well below normal. Either way we love to see the return of these birds as we know good weather is on the way even if it’s taking a little longer then normal.
What really fascinates me is that the Osprey’s seem to arrive out of nowhere and all at once. One day last week while out and about I passed by over 1/2 a dozen nesting boxes and all of them were empty. The following day no kidding each of those 6 nesting boxes all had their nesting pairs on them. So overnight 12 ospreys had arrived. Even more interesting is that on my trips to Sandy Hook all of the nests there previously unoccupied all had ospreys on them too. So over a period of just a couple to few days all of the ospreys arrived at the same time. That’s pretty cool.
