{"id":2132,"date":"2011-09-05T08:30:23","date_gmt":"2011-09-05T12:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2011-09-05T07:36:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-05T11:36:15","slug":"monday-musings-oh-irene-say-it-isnt-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/monday-musings-oh-irene-say-it-isnt-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Musings – Oh Irene, Say It Isn’t So"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, Irene has come and gone. The damage in this area was great. In fact, 8 days later and still not everyone has power. I had hoped to do some bird photography this weekend. Long holiday weekend at one of my favorite spots, the east end of Long Island. I was curious how well the Osprey nest that I frequent held up. My wife picked me up at the train station and after greeting each other I told her to drive past the nest. Unfortunately, this is what I found.<\/p>\n

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Osprey Nest Destroyed by Hurricane Irene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All nesting material was piled up under the platform. I used my long glass to make sure none of the Osprey were in the rubble but I couldn’t see well as this pole is protected in a tidal marsh. One can only hope.<\/p>\n

I have spent a lot of time over the last 2 years at this nest, I hope the breeding pair will return in the spring. I did spend about an hour watching and listening to see if I could locate any of the nests 5 previous inhabitants but they were no where to be found. In fact, there were 3 breeding pairs and chicks in 3 different nests along Dune Rd this year and none of them had any sign of Osprey :-(.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the pictures I have taken from this nest.<\/p>\n

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Osprey Chicks Waiting for Mother to Return<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And one of my all time favorite images……..<\/p>\n

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Feeding Time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One positive thing came out of my disappointment in not getting to see the Osprey one last time this summer. I decided I need to keep better research notes. When I returned home and looked through the notes I had kept on the nest, I realized I did a poor job and needed to better document my birding experiences in the future. So now I am on the lookout for a good birding journal app for the iPad. Anyone know of a good one?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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