Jim and Tweets -
Elliott Porter published book of warblers at their nests. All of his pictures are with a large format camera. In one instance, I forget the species, he went very, very high in a tree, sought off the branch that the nest was on and lowered it little by little over a number of days. This allowed him to set up and photograph the successful nesting of the bird!
I’m betting on the ospreys being successful. We shall see… Please keep us posted whoever is on the scene.
Thanks,
Greg Pluth
University Place
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> On Apr 29, 2025, at 7:50 AM, Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote:
>
> Jason/anyone,
>
> I don't know of any laws/regulations that would prevent a company with a crane on top of a
> building from operating it when there is a nest on the counter weight. I doubt the pair are
> going to 'tolerate' the crane's movement if/when it goes into use ... so, I suspect, this
> choice of nest sight is destined for failure. Hopefully, the pair will just live with their
> decision and the chicks will hatch and fledge before the crane is taken down.
>
> On a related topic - I've forgotten how to do a 'targetted' search on eBird. For example,
> let's say I'm interested in recent sightings of Osprey in Skagit County. How do I do that?
> I know how to use Explore to find Osprey and even Osprey in Skagit County ... but I
> can't remember how to get eBird to tell me about recent checklists for Skagit County
> that include Osprey. I know how to find recent checklists for Skagit County - just not
> how to limit it to only those that include Osprey.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. - Jim in Skagit
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