PUBLIC INVITED TO OSPREY BANDING - News Release
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PUBLIC INVITED TO OSPREY BANDING
Osprey chicks to be banded at Alum Creek Lake
COLUMBUS , OH – Five osprey chicks at Alum Creek Lake in Delaware County will be banded at 9:00 am on Tuesday, July 3rd, allowing the public a close-up look at this state endangered species, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Wildlife biologists will retrieve the osprey chicks from their nests on platforms in Alum Creek Lake and bring them to shore where the public may observe the banding process. The “fish hawks” will be given a brief health examination and be fitted with metal leg bands that will be used to identify them in the future. Once the banding is complete, the chicks will be returned safely to their nests.
To reach the site, go north from Columbus on Interstate-71 to the US-36 / OH-37 Exit. Turn west onto US-36 / OH-37 and proceed about a half a mile. Turn right onto N. Three B’s and K Rd. and go a mile and a half. Turn left on Howard Rd. and after a half a mile, turn right on Hogback Rd. Attendees should meet at the State Park parking lot on the left side of the road located 1.7 miles north of Howard Rd. Download a map of Alum Creek State Park.
Osprey are a state endangered species and feed primarily on fish. Their adult wingspan measures over four feet. Prior to the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s reintroduction efforts, which began in 1996, the last ospreys hatched in Ohio were at Grand Lake Saint Marys in 1913. Last year at least 46 osprey nests produced 75 chicks statewide.
Osprey management in Ohio is paid for by donations to the Wildlife Diversity & Endangered Species Fund. The Fund is supported by sales of cardinal license plates. Plates can be obtained from any deputy registrar’s office, by visiting www.oplates.com, or by calling 1-888-PLATES3. Ohioans can also contribute to the Wildlife Diversity & Endangered Species Fund by checking the appropriate box on their Ohio income tax return form or by visiting the Division of Wildlife’s web site at www.wildohio.com.
Directions:
Go north from Columbus on Interstate-71 to the US-36 / OH-37 Exit. Turn west onto US-36 / OH-37 and proceed about a half a mile. Turn right onto N. Three B’s and K Rd. and go a mile and a half. Turn left on Howard Rd. and after a half a mile, turn right on Hogback Rd. Attendees should meet at the State Park parking lot on the left side of the road located 1.7 miles north of Howard Rd.
Parking Map for the Osprey Banding (PDF)
Go to: http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/News/ospreydistrictone.htm
PUBLIC INVITED TO OSPREY BANDING
Osprey chicks to be banded at Alum Creek Lake
COLUMBUS , OH – Five osprey chicks at Alum Creek Lake in Delaware County will be banded at 9:00 am on Tuesday, July 3rd, allowing the public a close-up look at this state endangered species, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Wildlife biologists will retrieve the osprey chicks from their nests on platforms in Alum Creek Lake and bring them to shore where the public may observe the banding process. The “fish hawks” will be given a brief health examination and be fitted with metal leg bands that will be used to identify them in the future. Once the banding is complete, the chicks will be returned safely to their nests.
To reach the site, go north from Columbus on Interstate-71 to the US-36 / OH-37 Exit. Turn west onto US-36 / OH-37 and proceed about a half a mile. Turn right onto N. Three B’s and K Rd. and go a mile and a half. Turn left on Howard Rd. and after a half a mile, turn right on Hogback Rd. Attendees should meet at the State Park parking lot on the left side of the road located 1.7 miles north of Howard Rd. Download a map of Alum Creek State Park.
Osprey are a state endangered species and feed primarily on fish. Their adult wingspan measures over four feet. Prior to the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s reintroduction efforts, which began in 1996, the last ospreys hatched in Ohio were at Grand Lake Saint Marys in 1913. Last year at least 46 osprey nests produced 75 chicks statewide.
Osprey management in Ohio is paid for by donations to the Wildlife Diversity & Endangered Species Fund. The Fund is supported by sales of cardinal license plates. Plates can be obtained from any deputy registrar’s office, by visiting www.oplates.com, or by calling 1-888-PLATES3. Ohioans can also contribute to the Wildlife Diversity & Endangered Species Fund by checking the appropriate box on their Ohio income tax return form or by visiting the Division of Wildlife’s web site at www.wildohio.com.
Directions:
Go north from Columbus on Interstate-71 to the US-36 / OH-37 Exit. Turn west onto US-36 / OH-37 and proceed about a half a mile. Turn right onto N. Three B’s and K Rd. and go a mile and a half. Turn left on Howard Rd. and after a half a mile, turn right on Hogback Rd. Attendees should meet at the State Park parking lot on the left side of the road located 1.7 miles north of Howard Rd.
Parking Map for the Osprey Banding (PDF)
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