Who's on First?

This Friday AM, Dick Tuttle and I observed a fifth osprey flying around Hogback Road. He/she was upsetting the pairs on #1 and #4. The male on 1 flew back to nest #1 and covered the female with his wings. One of the ospreys on #4 went to #3 and squawked. When the flying osprey was closer I shot about a dozen photos. There were two bands visible, a blue on the right and a silver on the left. Now I am not sure which female in on nest #1 the last 2 days?

When I first arrived about 8 am, the male from nest 1 was attacking a tree to the north, maybe trying to get more sticks, and a little later was seen in a tree to the west with-in five feet of what I believe was a red-tail hawk.

The last two mornings the female on nest #4 has been setting tight and low in the nest, eggs maybe?

This morning was very cold with the wind cutting thou me. I was chilled to the bone.

Frank Germann